Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Autoglass casts Facebook competition winner in TV ad

Ian Graham: Facebook competition winner stars in Autoglass TV ad

Ian Graham: Facebook competition winner stars in Autoglass TV ad

Motorist Ian Graham won the Facebook competition.

Traditionally, the brand uses its own staff in its ads, which feature the catchy jingle, "Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace," and are created by the brand's ad agency Tellyville.

Graham plays a minor role as a disgruntled motorist, frustrated at rising petrol prices and the cost of running his car.

He then becomes even more annoyed when he finds his windscreen is chipped, before realising it doesn't have to be expensive with Autoglass.

More than 137 people entered the Facebook competition on the Autoglass social networking page.

Entrants were asked to post a video or picture of themselves, their friends and family, with their cars. A shortlist was drawn up and the finalists were invited to complete a short audition to camera, which was judged by the Autoglass marketing team.

Tim Craig was the creative director on the ad, working alongside creative Ben Fairman. Outlook was the production company.

David Meliveo, marketing director at Autoglass, said: "At Autoglass, we love putting our staff at the forefront of our brand, but we thought we'd experiment to include our valued customers as well.

"There were some fantastic entries to our Facebook competition, but Ian was such an absolute natural in front of the camera."

Graham said: "It's been such a great experience to see behind the scenes of filming an advert and how it all comes together."

Follow Sara Kimberley on Twitter @SaraKimberley

This article was first published on campaignlive.co.uk

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Source: http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/go/news/article/1110477/autoglass-casts-facebook-competition-winner-tv-ad/

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Second Test: India elect to bat against Australia

Australia's James Pattinson celebrates taking the wicket of India's Gautam Gambhir during the first day of the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (Reuters Photo)

NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir's poor run continued as he got out for a duck in the first over of the innings on the first day of the second Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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The lanky pacer James Pattinson gave Australia early breakthrough when he claimed Gambhir's wicket. The southpaw was beaten by the extra bounce and movement that took the thick outside edge to skipper Michael Clarke at first slip.

Earlier, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat against Australia.

India have retained the same playing eleven while the hosts have also decided to field the same team that did duty in Melbourne, which means Nathan Lyon will get another opportunity to prove his worth.

Australia's bowling attack of James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus will be keen to bowl at the Indian top order in the bright sunshine while the green tinge remains on the wicket.

India would aim to draw level as their fine past record at the SCG, which will incidentally host its 100th Test, should give the Indians the confidence that was dented by the thrashing at Melbourne.

The 122-run loss in the opening Test in Melbourne was demoralising but the Indians have a reputation of being bad starters on tours before bouncing back.

And India would be aiming for another one of those turnarounds at the SCG, hoping that veteran Sachin Tendulkar gets his eagerly-anticipated but elusive 100th international century to lead the way.

Australia doesn't intend to depart from the tested theory of aggressive bowling in seaming, helpful bowling conditions which served England so brilliantly this summer and is likely to yield rich dividends to Michael Clarke's men this time around.

The pitch at the SCG these days is vastly different from its traditional sub-continent like surface. Spinners have taken only 12 of the 57 wickets in domestic competition at the SCG this summer.

Teams:

India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav.

Australia: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (captain), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon.

Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Ian Gould (England)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle ( Sri Lanka)

Source: http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r5690663792

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

gladman: #nhl #leafs any reason why we can't have some outdoor promotional (alumni) games? Tired of watching Canada's game in USA.

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Iran warns U.S. over Strait of Hormuz (Reuters)

TEHRAN (Reuters) ? A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday the United States was not in a position to tell Tehran "what to do in the Strait of Hormuz," state television reported, after the U.S. said it would preserve oil shipments in the Gulf.

Tehran's threat to block traffic through the crucial passage for Middle Eastern crude suppliers followed the European Union's decision to tighten sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, as well as accompanying moves by the United States to tighten unilateral sanctions.

Iran's English-language Press TV quoted Hossein Salami as saying: "Any threat will be responded by threat ... We will not relinquish our strategic moves if Iran's vital interests are undermined by any means."

Separately, Salami was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency: "Americans are not in a position whether to allow Iran to close off the Strait of Hormuz."

The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a strip of water separating Oman and Iran.

At loggerheads with the West over its nuclear program, Iran said earlier it would stop the flow of oil through the strait if sanctions were imposed on its crude exports.

The Iranian threat pushed up international oil prices on Tuesday although they slipped back on Wednesday in thin trade.

Analysts say that Iran could potentially cause havoc in the Strait of Hormuz which connects the biggest Gulf oil producers, including Saudi Arabia, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. At its narrowest point, it is 21 miles across.

But its navy would be no match for the firepower of the Fifth Fleet which consists of 20-plus ships supported by combat aircraft, with 15,000 people afloat and another 1,000 ashore.

This is not the first time the Iranians have threatened to disrupt the oil flow in the Gulf, including in 2008 and 2010 when Iran talked about shutting the Strait as retaliation for any military strike on the country's nuclear sites.

Neither the United States nor Israel have ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve a long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Israel, widely believed to have the Middle East's only atomic arsenal, has described Iran's nuclear program as a threat to its existence. Iran refuses to recognize Israel.

Tehran says it needs nuclear technology to generate electricity. Iran has been hit by foreign sanctions, including four rounds of U.N. sanctions, over its refusal to halt its sensitive nuclear work.

To show off its military capabilities, Iran launched a 10-day large-scale naval wargames in the Gulf on Saturday.

Iran's state television reported on Thursday the country's surveillance plane filmed a U.S. aircraft carrier during the drill.

"We have filmed and photographed a U.S. aircraft carrier as it was entering the Gulf of Oman," said Iran's Navy Chief Habibollah Sayyari. "The area is under our full control."

(Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Matthew Jones)

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