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Barcelona Midfielder Launches New PUMA Powercat 1.12 Football Boot Herzogenaurach, Germany, 30 September 2011 /PRNewswire/ — PUMA announced today it has signed a long term partnership with Spanish international midfielder Cesc Fabregas, the Barcelona midfielder signing a multi-year contract with PUMA. Cesc will wear PUMA boots on pitch and will become another key performance icon in the sportlifestyle brand’s global football communication. Having unveiled, Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero, PUMA is delighted to welcome Fabregas into a football family that also includes Thierry Henry, Nemanja Vidic, Samuel Eto’o, Mario Gomez, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Ibrahim Afellay, Lucas Barrios, Mikel Arteta and many more footballing stars. Fabregas will lead the global launch of the new PUMA PowerCat 1.12, debuting the boot for the first time on-pitch this weekend when FC Barcelona play Sporting Gijon in La Liga. This new boot features the new PUMA 3D DUO Power Shooting Technology, applied to the kick...

2011 Grantham Prize Honors Excellence in Environmental Journalism NARRAGANSETT, RI — September 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting presented The Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment to James Astill of The Economist at the 2011 Grantham Prize Awards Ceremony. Astill received US$75,000 for “The World’s Lungs: Forests, and How to Save Them,” a commanding 8-part special report on the state of global forests and the rising threats they face from human exploitation and climate change. To research the series, Astill traveled to the forests of Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, and Uganda, where he interviewed many people trying to protect trees or destroy them. The report suggests the risks to tropical forests are extremely grave, but that the situation is not hopeless. Once forests are valued properly, Astill argues, they can be saved. But he warns that his new approach should not be considered optional: a future without extensi...

African woman talking at a meeting. Photo Credit: NAFI World . 30 Sep 2011 06:50 Africa/Lagos African women urged to take part in good governance JOHANNESBURG, September 30, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The 2011 Women's Platform for Action in Africa opened here at the Pan-African Parliament today. The Conference was officially opened by the President of the Pan-African Parliament, Hon. Dr Moussa Idriss Ndélé, who pledged the support of the Pan-African Parliament to women participation in peace negotiations and conflict resolution and decision making in Africa. “Even though awareness of women's vulnerability is widely shared by the world at large, women and young girls continue to be socially excluded from the point of view of security and insecurity,” he said. African women were urged to take part in democratic processes, as part of efforts to promote peace and prevent conflict that affects women and children. This call was made by the former Second Vice President ...

29 Sep 2011 05:00 Africa/Lagos Google is the World's Most Attractive Employer STOCKHOLM, September 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- Based on the preferences of over 160,000 career seekers, with a business or engineering background from the world's 12 largest economies, Universum releases the global talent attraction index: "The World's Most Attractive Employers 2011 [http://www.universumglobal.com/Top50 ]". The index, split in the business category - preferences from business career seekers - and engineering category - preferences from engineering career seekers - reveals the current level of attractiveness companies have as employers - and their potential to lead the world of tomorrow. On the Business index, Google repeats the win for the third consecutive year, with KPMG keeping its second place and with PwC overtaking Ernst & Young to secure a podium finish. "The talent market for business career seekers is being dominated by the professional services firms, k...

Two Nigerian Female Scientists Win International Awards in Kuala Lumpur Two Nigerian scientists from the University of Ibadan Janet Ayobami Ademola and Aderoju Amoke Osowole are among the 11 talented women scientists announced as winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards. The other winners come from the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Each of them will receive a cash prize of US$5,000. The following is the detailed report. 29 Sep 2011 15:58 Africa/Lagos Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 29, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Outstanding young biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians recognized across the developing world The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) announced today that they are recognizing eleven talented women scientists from Africa, the Middle East, A...

Total Artificial Heart patient Omer Bayrak visits the booth of the Turkish distributor for SynCardia's Total Artificial Heart at a medical meeting on Sept. 17, 2011. He is pictured with his three children, Zahide, 21 (left), Betul, 12 and his son Emre, 16.(PRNewsFoto/SynCardia Systems, Inc.) 29 Sep 2011 13:45 Africa/Lagos Total Artificial Heart Patient Enjoys Spotlight as "The Only Man in Turkey Who Lives Without a Heart" Omer Bayrak Takes Stage During Total Artificial Heart Session at Turkish Society for Artificial Organs and Support Systems Meeting PR Newswire TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 29, 2011 TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In May 2011, Omer Bayrak made headlines when he became the first patient in Turkey to be discharged from the hospital using the Freedom® portable driver to power his SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. Since returning home to wait for a matching donor heart, Mr. Bayrak has been enjoying his new-found celebrity as "the only m...

The 8th Abuja International Film and Video Festival will end tomorrow 30th of September 2011. The festival opened last Tuesday September 27th at the Silverbird Entertainment Centre with screenings, exhibitions, networking and seminars. The Festival was founded in 2004 by the most traveled Nollywood celebrity couple Fidelis and Temitope Duker, who are both filmmakers. Tweet

Mouka B: L-R: Head of Commercial, Mouka Limited, Mr.Jude Abonu,CEO/Managing Director, Mouka Limited, Mrs. Peju Adebajo and Deputy Governor, Ekiti State, Mrs. Olufunilayo Aduni Olayinka during the donation of 50 Units of Mouka Mattresses and Pillows to Ekiti State Management Agency at the Mouka Headquaters in Lagos Mouka Donates Relief Products To Esema Lagos; September 27, 2011: The Managing Director of Mouka Limited, Mrs. Peju Adebajo has said that for government to achieve its vision of progress and development, it must open its doors to meaningful partnerships, useful collaboration and constructive engagement with the private sector. Mrs. Adebajo made the submission at the company’s corporate head office in Lagos during the donation of 50 units each of mattresses and pillows to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Ekiti State as part of its corporate social responsibilities (CSR), adding that the occasion not only an indication of Mouka’s commitment to the support of Ekit...

Dr Ann Demarais Majority of Americans Would Opt to Whiten Their Teeth to Enhance Their Smile All About Whitening Causes of Discoloration More > Treatment Options More > Key Considerations More > Get It Right! Educational Campaign to Highlight Importance of Involving a Dental Professional in Teeth Whitening for a Whiter Smile CULVER CITY, CA, September 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Philips, the makers of Sonicare power toothbrushes and Zoom whitening, announced today the launch of a new educational campaign called Get It Right!, which encourages people to engage a dental professional in the teeth whitening process to ensure a healthy smile worthy of a great first impression. Smiling is an instinct that starts as early as one month of age and as we grow it becomes one of our most important social assets. “Smiling affects not only how someone feels, but also how others perceiv...

28 Sep 2011 14:25 Africa/Lagos AGR III Media Workshop on the theme / Elections and the Management of Diversity in Africa NAIROBI, September 28, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- AGR III Media Workshop on the theme: Elections and the Management of Diversity in Africa 29th – 30thSeptember 2011 Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Draft Programme Day One 8.30am -10.00am Registration of Participants 10.00am – 11.00am Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks by Chief Host: Aeneas Chuma, RR, UNDP, Kenya Remarks by UNECA and Meeting Objectives: Said Adejumobi, AGR Coordinator Statement by the Special Guest- Ahmed Issack Hassan, Chairperson, IIEC Keynote Address by Hon. Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Minister for Medical Services, Republic of Kenya on: “The Media and Nation Building in Plural Societies: Opportunities and Challenges” 11.00- 11. 30 am Group Photograph and Coffee Break 11.30am – 12.30pm First Session: Chair- Khabele Matlosa The AGR Project: Background, Trajectory and the Present...