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LONDON and MANCHESTER, United Kingdom , July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon Plc (NYSE:AON), the world's leader in risk management and human resource solutions, and Manchester United, the world's most popular football club, today announced a new groundbreaking program that will harness the high levels of awareness both organizations enjoy into a unique state of the art business-to-business network and community engagement programs.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100719/AQ37264LOGO ) In 2014 Aon plans to transition into a second phase of its relationship with Manchester United by becoming the title sponsor of both Manchester United's Business Network and the Manchester United Foundation .  Aon continues to be the Manchester United Primary Shirt Sponsor for two more seasons. Aon's primary reason for its original shirt partnership was to unite its over 60,000 colleagues world-wide, across 120 countries.  Aon has made great progress on t...

48 Go Green is the Ultimate online international ecological film competition. For two days, contestants race to create a short film with a message about saving the planet. The entire filmmaking process happens over the weekend. Anyone with internet access is eligible to compete. These things make it ideal for those of us short on time and money. This wickedly cool competition will pump your adrenaline and there are many prizes to be won. A Grand cash Prize of $10,000 and a trip to Hollywood! Take advantage of two more opportunities to compete in 2012: September 7-9, and September 28-30. Source: http://www.48gogreen.com/ Tweet

Gossip Kick Off 13 City Tour Of North America On September 24 TREASURE ISLAND FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE CAPS OFF TOUR NEW YORK , July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records -- Gossip will kick off a 13 city North American Tour beginning on September 24 th in Washington, DC and wrapping up with a performance at Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco, CA on October 14 th (see below for full list of dates).  Gossip are touring in support of their latest release A Joyful Noise , which was produced by pop genius Brian Higgins ( Kylie Minogue , Pet Shop Boys, Girls Aloud).  A Joyful Noise was released earlier this year to critical raves, with Associated Press proclaiming it the band's "finest studio album," as well as "bombastic, self-assured and a righteous floor rocker."  Bust Magazine heralded the album and the band for "creating exhilarating, potent dance music," while Magnet proclaimed the album to have "a sexy confidence ...

Season 2 Host and Designer Jillian Harris Announces Real Women of Philadelphia "Your Kitchen of Dreams" Contest . Leading Interior Designer, Jillian Harris, to Create “Kitchen of Dreams” for Lucky Member of Popular Real Women of Philadelphia Online Community Interactive Website Empowers Hundreds of Thousands of Women Annually to Share Real Recipes, Engage in Real Conversations and Achieve Real Dreams Glenview, IL (July 30, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — Millions of women across America often dream of having a new kitchen to better connect with family and friends over meals. Now one of the nation’s leading interior designers is helping make that dream a reality for one lucky person through a unique partnership with Kraft PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese. With the desire to support its consumer with an open forum to share cooking tips, recipes and culinary dreams, PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese created an interactive online community – Real Women of Philadelphia. Now, Jillian Harris, former ...

A New, Bold Expression of Cognac on Selective National Release This Summer Chairman’s Trophy Award Winner in the 2012 Ultimate Cocktail Challenge Miami, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — D’USSÉ™, the newest innovation in Cognac, today announces its official brand launch in the United States. D’USSÉ, pronounced “dew-say,” is a bold new Cognac expression masterfully crafted in the cellars of the Chateau de Cognac – a home with a 200-year legacy of creating some of the world’s finest Cognacs. D’USSE garnered significant buzz among press and high-profile influencers and celebrities via a series of exclusive New York City previews, and earned its place as a new favorite among spirits industry elite by winning the Chairman’s Trophy for its exceptional performance in Paul Pacult’s Ultimate Cocktail Challenge*. The D’USSÉ Cognac range will launch with a unique VSOP (Very Superior Old Pale) “quality” slated to hit shelves through a tiered local market roll-out strategy, beginning with New Yo...

Nic Dawes, Editor-in-chief of the Mail and Guardian. 31 Jul 2012 00:11 Africa/Lagos South African Journalists Probed Over Scandal Coverage NEW YORK, July 31, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- South African authorities should immediately drop a criminal investigation against three newspaper journalists who have sought to report details on a multi-billion-dollar arms scandal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The South African Police Service interrogated Nic Dawes, editor-in-chief of the weekly Mail & Guardian , along with Sam Sole and Stefaans Brümmer, investigative reporters with the same paper, at a police station in Pretoria on Thursday, the paper reported. The journalists were questioned over their possession of information from a sealed 2004 police deposition of then-private businessman Mac Maharaj in connection with an official probe into corruption allegations surrounding a US$5 billion international arms deal, according to news reports. Ma...

Photo Credit: Earn2Way . Online Consumers Trust Branded Site Ads Most, SMS Ads Least February 24, 2012 in Share 37 Online consumers place the most trust in advertising they find on branded websites, according to [download page] a report released in February 2012 by Nielsen and NM Incite. 52% of online consumers indicated trust in these ads, ahead of ads on TV (46%), TV program product placements, and ads served in search engine results (both at 36%). Roughly one-third trust online video ads and ads on social networks, while about 3 in 10 trust online banner ads. Ads served on mobile devices are the least trusted, though: 27% trust display ads (video or banner) on mobile devices, and 26% trust text (SMS) ads on mobile phones. Online consumers’ trust in social media ads roughly mirrors their feelings about these ads’ usefulness: according to a study released in December 2011 by Epsilon Targeting, 31% of Americans said they ...

How the Calabar Carnival Can Attract Thousands of Foreign Tourists For instance at the stadium yesterday (during the carnival), a seat at the governor’s booth sold for N25, 000 and I think that we made more than N5 million ($35, 000). So there are products that we think we can generate revenue from and we are hoping to get to a stage where we can concession it whereby somebody comes in and says I want the governor’s booth and pay for it then market it. The same on the carnival routes, vendors on the routes are registered and pay for space. ~ Senator Liyel Imoke, Governor of Cross River State in Nigeria, in Destination, Page 42, Travel & Tourism Section of The Guardian of Nigeria on Saturday January 28, 2012. Only God knows how much in billions of naira the administration of Senator Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has spent so far on the so called Calabar Carvival dubbed as “Africa’s Biggest Street Party” and as the governor confirmed the carnival is presently in debt, b...

30 Jul 2012 13:41 Africa/Lagos The Results Are in for RESCUECOM's 2012 Q2 Computer Reliability Report; Samsung Rises to the Top, While Acer Struggles SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "As we indicated at the beginning of 2012, Samsung has been making significant strides. Lenovo/IBM has continued to prove very reliable," stated David Milman, CEO of RESCUECOM. "While Apple has increased its market share of PCs sold over the last two years, their reliability, while still strong, has taken some hits." RESCUECOM's report includes all manufacturers with a market share of at least one percent and is a significant resource for PC purchasers as well as computer marketers and specialists. Computer Reliability Report scores for 2012 Q2 are: Samsung (422) Lenovo/IBM (255) Asus (159) Apple (130) Toshiba (117) HP/Compaq (109) Dell (79) Sony (49) Acer (28) The RESCUECOM Computer Reliability Report is a factual, unbiased review of today'...

Bob Dylan (in 1966) featured in new book "360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story" by Sean Wilentz, celebrating 125 years of music. (photo: Jerry Schatzberg). (PRNewsFoto/Columbia Records) 30 Jul 2012 13:00 Africa/Lagos Columbia Records Celebrates 125 Years Of Great American Music With 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story . "360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story" Celebrates 125 Years of Great Music. (PRNewsFoto/Columbia Records) Written by Pulitzer Prize-and GRAMMY-nominated author and historian Sean Wilentz, 360 Sound illustrates sweeping cultural and business changes in music over more than a century Special deluxe version includes book by celebrated journalist Dave Marsh highlighting his selection of the 263 most important songs in Columbia's history along with a drive including all tracks ISBN: 978-1-4521-0736-3 NEW YORK, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records will celebrate its 125th anniversary with the release of a book titled 360 Soun...

From Left: Nigerian First Lady/President, African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), Dame Patience Jonathan; President Goodluck Jonathan, and The President Joyce Banda Of Malawian, At The 7th Summit of AFLPM in Abuja On Thursday (26/7/12). 30 Jul 2012 03:04 Africa/Lagos AFRICAN FIRST LADIES URGED TO SYNERGIZE FOR PEACE ABUJA, July 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The wife of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mrs. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has called for synergy, complementarity, strong partnership and collaboration between the African First Ladies Peace Mission and the Commission for the promotion of continental peace and development. In a goodwill message to the 7th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission, which opened in Abuja, Nigeria on 24th July 2012, Mrs. Ouedraogo enumerated efforts by the Commission in effective engagement for sustainable democracy, good governance and peace in the region, and reiterate its commitment to support and particip...

How Nigerian Advertisers Are Losing Millions on the Internet Do you know that the most visited Nigerian websites are not the most popular Nigerian websites? I know the subject of this article is going to be debated by advertisers and publishers on the internet, because of the sensitive context of the issues at stake. Advertisers should know how, where, what and when to advertise products and services on the internet and not just placing adverts generally on all websites. The internet has changed the status of advertising profile with proven records of online advertising overtaking the traditional offline advertising in the print media, but many Nigerian advertisers are still ignorant of the specifics of advertising on the internet, because they don’t know much about the appropriate and suitable platforms for promoting and marketing certain products and services online, especially the advantages and disadvantages of different websites. Advertisers in Nigeria are perhaps among...