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Top Five Mobile Phone Facts in the UK 1. The most popular ringtone in the UK is Mission Impossible 2. The first text message was sent in 1992. 3. There are more mobile phones than people in the UK. 4. Average monthly bill is 36 pounds. 5. Only 25% of mobile users have mobile insurance. Tweet

Wearing What: Rihanna set the red carpet on fire in this sexy black Giorgio Armani gown with a plunging neckline and thigh-high slit. She accessorized with a gold Jimmy Choo clutch and Christian Louboutin Bis un Bout pumps. How to pull off this look: The only thing we recommend be done differently is your hair. An elegant updo will do well to accentuate all features of the dress as well as bring out your face and the confidence that lies behind it. Tweet

Famous entertainers D'banj and 2face Idibia of Nigeria and other international stars from Africa and America give shout outs on Face2face Africa , a new global multi-niche magazine with the mission of Re-branding Africa and providing a platform for Africans to tell their own stories. Tweet

29 Jun 2012 13:04 Africa/Lagos Finding Mandela - Four Part Series NAIROBI, June 29, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- A24 MEDIA is once again proud to announce another milestone in the CCTV FACES OF AFRICA series. Starting this Sunday, for four straight weeks, CCTV will air an A24 MEDIA-produced series on the life of South African activist/statesman/ President, Nelson Mandela. The weekly series airs Sundays at 1930 Central African time, 1730 GMT on CCTV News, which is seen across Africa and around the globe. They can also be seen on-line at http://cctv.cntv.cn/lm/facesofafrica/01/index.shtml. A24 MEDIA would like to invite all of our viewers and friends to take in a series that looks not only at the historic Mandela, but also the "Madiba Magic", through the eyes of modern South Africans. Experience the struggles, the triumphs, the sacrifices and the entertaining anecdotes that chronicle the life and success of this brave and heroic African. July 1, 8, 15 and 22 are the dates ...

29 Jun 2012 16:00 Africa/Lagos New 2012 Jeep® Wrangler Freedom Edition Debuts as Tribute to U.S. Military Members AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Wrangler Freedom edition harkens back to Jeep brand's military roots Red, White and Blue Wrangler Freedom edition now available in Jeep showrooms All 2012 Jeep Wrangler models powered by 3.6-liter V-6 engine producing 285 horsepower, with fuel economy up to 21 mpg $250 from each Wrangler Freedom edition sold to be donated to military charities Chrysler Group LLC offers a $500 cash allowance to eligible consumers through its 'Military Bonus Consumer Cash' program Jeep Wrangler sales up 34 percent in 2012 with all-time record in May More than 70 years ago, the U.S. government informed automakers that it was looking for a "light reconnaissance vehicle" for military use. Willys-Overland quickly created the Willys Quad – which became the Willys MA and MB – but the A...

28 Jun 2012 10:48 Africa/Lagos Arsenal Announce Partnership with Airtel Pan African Telco becomes Official Mobile Network Operator in five countries NAIROBI, June 28, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Arsenal Football Club and African mobile network operator Airtel (http://www.airtel.com) have today signed a three-year partnership agreement. The deal provides Airtel with the opportunity to utilise the Club's merchandising, hospitality and content rights in five countries, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/airtel.jpg The agreement will help the north London side reach some of its 42million fans across the continent. Airtel customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda will have the opportunity to win match tickets to watch this summer's pre-season tour fixture and receive exclusive Club content and news direct to handsets. In addition to the agreement, Airtel will be designat...

With a stunning 7" display, powerful quad-core processor and all day battery life, Nexus 7 was built to bring you the best of Google in a slim, portable package that fits perfectly in your hand. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)'s first own-brand tablet is following in the footsteps of the popular low-cost Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) Kindle Fire rather than attempting to tussle for the high-end with Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)'s iPad. The search giant revealed its Nexus 7 tablet at its developers' conference in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon. The tablet is made for Google by AsusTek Computer Inc. and will start at US$199 for an 8GB model. Specifications for the tablet include: Google's latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system An Nvidia Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) Tegra 3 quad-core processor A 7-inch display "Android Beam" Near-Field Communication (NFC) support Up to eight hours of active battery use "Tons of free cloud storage" Tight int...

28 Jun 2012 15:19 Africa/Lagos Bing Will Improve Organic Search with Encyclopaedia Function, says Search Catalyst LONDON, June 28, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- As Bing move towards providing facts and figures in their search results, contact Search Catalyst to help adapt your SEO strategy and ensure a high ranking. Bing users can expect an improvement in their organic search results following the announcement that Microsoft's search engine will partner with the Encyclopaedia Brittanica. The update has been developed as a response to Google's Knowledge Graph, which has been designed to generate relevant statistic, stories, and general information to improve its search results. For small businesses and organisations that require search-based information, the Bing update will reward websites that provide factual, informative, interesting, and unique content. Therefore, much like the Panda and Penguin updates from Google, producing original and informative content is essential...

Profile Picture - How NOT To Attract Customers To Your Online Skills Profile A study of the first 1,000 users to join ProfileTree.com in March shows that profiles with a personal profile picture had 12 times more views than similar listings with no image. Skill Profiles with a brand logo managed 8 times more views than those with the standard image. LONDON , June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey of the first 1,000 people to join ProfileTree.com shows how important it is to complete a skills profile with a photo. To maximise the impact of their marketing effort, this should be a personal image of themselves. What makes the Best Profile Picture ? Skills profiles with head shots. In fact 9 of the top 10 visited profiles were head shots where the individual was smiling with excellent posture, eyes open, shoulders back. They came across as professional, yet each still reflected the skill or service the individual offered. Based on the survey, ProfileTree.com...

"It's Catching" Off The Coast Of Louisiana Chef Phillip Crispo with The Culinary Institute of America holds a red snapper caught off the coast of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana. Plaquemines Parish, LA, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the world’s premier culinary college, sent six of its distinguished faculty and degree program students to catch fish off the coast of Louisiana in Plaquemines Parish and experience firsthand the purity and taste of the region’s seafood. The team of four chefs and two culinary arts students from the CIA’s Hyde Park, New York campus toured the Parish and sampled shrimp, crab, oysters, tuna, and snapper straight from its waters. The two-day tour culminated in “A Celebration of America’s Best Seafood,” a four-course dinner at the historic Woodland Plantation. The trip spotlighted Plaquemines Parish’s position as Louisiana’s Sportsman’s Paradise. “Plaquemines Parish is known as the premier fishing ...

International competition Grand prix “Golden Kuker” - FATHER (IVAN BOGDANOV, MORITZ MAYERHOFER, VELJKO POPOVIC, ASPARUH PETROV, DMITRY YAGODIN, ROSITSA RALEVA, Bulgaria / Croatia / Germany) - Video Father from Golden Kuker on Vimeo . Special award “Proiko Proikov” for best animated eco film - HINTERLAND (LINDA MCCARTHY, UK) - Video Best animated super short film - HOW TO EAT YOUR APPLE (ERICK OH, USA / South Korea) - Video Best animated short film (1 – 10 min) - TRAM (MICHAELA PAVLATOVA & Negativ Films, France / Czech Republic) - Video Best animated short film (10 – 50 min) - RED RIVER, SONG HONG (STEPHANIE LANSAQUE, FRANCOIS LEROY, France) - Video Best animated feature film - The Jury did not award a film in this category Best animated student films - MALOU OR THE MECHANICAL HOSTILITY (EVELIEN DEROECK, Belgium) - Video Best animated film made for kids - VIOLINPLAY (TÜNDE VOLLENBROEK, The Netherlands) - Video Best animated music film - DE...

PRESS RELEASE Access online: http://muslimsagainstterror.com/communique-fear-none-save-allah-defend-islam-defend-people-defend-churches-defend-nation/ June 28th, 2012 Official Communiqué from Muslims Against Terror, Nigeria: Fear None Save Allah. Defend Islam, Defend People, Defend Churches, Defend our Nation Quran 2:40 ….and fear none but Me. Quran 33:39 …and do not fear anyone except Allah; and Allah is Sufficient to take account. All Nigerian Muslims NASFAT – NASFAT | Nasrul-Lahi-Fatih Society Muslim Association of Nigeria Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) FOMWAN | Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria Al-Habibiyah Organisation All other Muslim Organisations In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful We, Nigeria’s Muslims Against Terror, hereby send this urgent release to the Muslims of Nigeria in light of the protracted attack on our deen and the peace of our Nation by the Abubakar Shekau, ‘Boko Haram’, terrorist orga...

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THURSDAY, JUNE 28: HARRY POTTER 15TH ANNIVERSARY Profile America — Thursday, June 28th. Fifteen years ago this week, the first of a series of books was published in the United Kingdom — "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," published in the U.S. with the title "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." The books, written by J.K. Rowling , ended up breaking all known publishing records, selling 450 million copies and translated into more than 60 languages. Some critics have credited the series with sparking an increase in reading among juveniles. In addition, the seven novels have been made into wildly successful motion pictures. Nearly $23 billion worth of printed books are sold in the U.S. each year. CLICK THE PICTURE TO ORDER FOR THE COMPLETE BOOKS 1-7 . Profile America is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau: Measuring America—People, Places, and Our Economy. Tweet

Las Vegas’ Le Cirque (Bellagio) is a top place for a bite to eat, according to TripAdvisor’s 2012 Travelers’ Choice Restaurants awards. (A TripAdvisor traveler photo) Awards Recognize Travelers’ Favorite Dining Spots in Popular Destinations Worldwide NEWTON , Mass. – June 26, 2012 – /PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor ® , the world’s largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its 2012 Travelers’ Choice ® Restaurants awards.  The inaugural awards recognize favorite dining establishments in popular cities worldwide, based on millions of valuable traveler reviews and opinions on TripAdvisor. In total, 576 restaurants around the world were honored, including travelers’ overall favorites, plus travelers’ favorites in the U.S., Europe and popular travel destinations. Restaurants that offer dinner and table service were eligible for the awards. “We’re thrilled to highlight some of the TripAdvisor community’s most beloved eateries to help travelers plan their next ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The many reasons to love milk go beyond building strong bones. A new brochure and an infographic from Dairy Council of California celebrate the secrets, stories and facts of America's favorite natural beverage. Milk has been a part of the American family since the first cow came to the United States in the 1600s. Since then, we've come a long way from milking the family cow. Today, milk goes from the cow to the grocery store in about two days, making it one of the freshest beverages available to American families. "Milk plays such an important role in our everyday lives that it's easy to take milk for granted," said Ashley Rosales, Registered Dietitian with Dairy Council of California. "We're hoping these materials will help people everywhere appreciate milk a little bit more." Rising prices at the grocery store have prompted a lot of media coverage, but milk remains a great value. An 8-ounce ...

Regroup Therapy introduces Video Support Groups to help women come together and feel better, wherever they are This is how a Regroup Video Support Session at regrouptherapy.com looks. Expecting and postpartum moms come together with a licensed therapist with specific experience in maternal depression and anxiety. Postpartum depression (PPD) and other maternal mood disorders affect 1 in 5 moms either during or after their pregnancy. Source: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1g4au) CHICAGO, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to 1 out of every 5 pregnant and new mothers will experience prenatal or postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety. Most women are undiagnosed and inadequately treated, if treated at all. This can have devastating effects on women and families. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (Pediatrics 2010; 126;1032-1039), untreated postpartum depression (PPD) and prenatal depression can lead to increased medical costs, inappropriate medical care, discontinuation of br...

The College Board’s ‘Don’t Forget Ed’ grassroots effort to keep schools in the spotlight during presidential election 857 empty desks on the National Mall represent the number of students who drop out of American schools every hour of every school day. 857 desks on the National Mall, part of the College Board's Don't Forget Ed campaign, represent the number of students who drop out of school every hour of every school day. WASHINGTON — June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The College Board today kicked off a nationwide movement to make education a more prominent issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. The effort calls upon the major candidates to discuss and debate their plans for reform amid an alarming decline in the state of American education. The College Board launched the campaign on the National Mall with a compelling public installation of 857 school desks, representing the 857 students who drop out of American schools every hour of every school day. “‘Don’t Forget ...

Republicans ban Democrat for saying "vagina" Michigan Republicans think it’s okay to legislate vaginas – but not talk about them. During a debate over one of the most restrictive anti-choice bills yet, Michigan state Rep. Lisa Brown read a letter from a voter that concluded, "Finally Mr. Speaker, I'm flattered that you are all so interested in my vagina, but no means no." In response, Republican Speaker of the House Jase Bolger banned Rep. Brown from speaking on the state House floor the next day. Send Jase Bolger an email telling him that if he is uncomfortable with lawmakers using the word "vagina," then he should stop legislating vaginas. Tweet

Exotic African beauty Leila Lopes, the Miss Universe 2011 on cover of Maxim Portugal, June 2012. Click here for more photographs . Tweet

Atiq Mahenti is based in Dubai, but lost contact with his Nigerian friend Peace who visited Dubai in April and May 2010 and stayed at the Blue Diamond Hotel in Deira near Gold Souk, Dubai. He wants Peace to contact him asap. The following is the message from Atiq Mahenti. Dear Peace, Where are you? Please contact me by my email id atiq_dxb@hotmail.com or call my mobile telephone number 00971 50 8800215. Tweet

27 Jun 2012 07:05 Africa/Lagos Commerzbank Study: Africa's Economies Continue to Gain Ground FRANKFURT, June 27, 2012/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Countries benefit from the commodity boom and political stability - Growth impulses above all in the Sub-Saharan region After the crises of the past, the economies of many African countries are clearly heading for growth. Political and economic stability has increased above all in the countries of the Sub-Saharan region. "Medium-term growth potential in Sub-Saharan Africa ought to be about six per cent per annum in the years ahead", a new study by Commerzbank, the second largest bank for private and corporate customers in Germany, reveals. According to the study, countries which manage to attract foreign investors could actually see even higher growth, since investments like these frequently initiate or boost growth momentum. With an economic growth forecast of 5.4 per cent for 2012, the region...