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, and Hyundai steps up with a new brand called the Hyundai Genesis-2012 model!

and what of the 2012 accord?

, hhhmmm have you seen the 2012 Passat?

What's New for 2012

The 2012 Toyota Camry is fully redesigned.

[b]Introduction[/b]Can the most popular family sedan in America afford to take a risk? Not likely. The 2012 Toyota Camry doesn't aim to find out, either. Sure, the seventh generation of Toyota's bread-and-butter sedan shows a sharper look, including a more aggressive front grille and side profile. Tougher, more angular lines ring the exterior. There's even lip service paid to sporty handling, an effort to woo buyers who've already written off Toyota as the New Old Buick.

No, the new Camry isn't too different from the last one. And that's not a bad thing. For one thing, the 2012 Toyota Camry offers improved versions of last year's engines: a respectably powerful 2.5-liter four-cylinder and a 268-horsepower 3.5-liter V6. Both engines also join a six-speed automatic transmission to deliver better fuel economy. The four-cylinder returns an EPA-estimated 35 highway mpg, while the V6 -- with nearly 100 more horses -- achieves 30 mpg on the highway. There's also a Camry Hybrid, covered in a separate review.

Suspension improvements have been made to enliven the Camry's handling dynamics. There are even paddle shifters on the SE model, offering manual control of the automatic transmission and rev-matched downshifts. That's not to say the 2012 Camry is really sporty, but it does infuse slightly more enthusiasm into a rock-solid legacy of cushy, comfortable ride quality.

We expect pricing to start at around $20,900 for the base model and about $26,500 for a cushy XLE. The hybrid, meanwhile, will be available in both LE and XLE trims. A Toyota official has said that the LE Hybrid will ring in for less than the current model, so expect a price slightly shy of $28,000. Given that the midsize sedan segment has changed considerably, with cars like the Ford Fusion and Hyundai Sonata garnering some of our top recommendations, we'll be watching the Camry with great interest. Check back in the coming months for complete pricing and performance testing on the 2012 Toyota Camry.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2012 Toyota Camry will be offered in L, LE, SE and XLE trim levels. The L features 16-inch steel wheels, power-folding mirrors, air-conditioning, full power accessories, cruise control, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, Bluetooth and a six-speaker CD sound system with auxiliary input and USB jacks.

The Camry LE adds auto headlamps, remote keyless entry, steering-wheel-mounted audio and Bluetooth controls and the six-speaker Display Audio system featuring a 6.1-inch touchscreen.

The SE includes a sport-tuned suspension, 17-inch alloy wheels, foglamps, heated exterior mirrors, unique interior and exterior styling treatment, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter, sport seats and the Display Audio system. SE V6 models get the upgraded Display Audio system that adds navigation, HD radio, satellite radio, voice recognition and Entune smartphone and Web integration.

The luxurious XLE reverts to the LE's softer suspension settings, and adds heated exterior mirrors, foglamps, a sunroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, an eight-way power driver seat, a four-way power passenger seat and the Display Audio system with navigation and Entune. XLE V6 models get a rearview camera, auto-dimming rearview mirror, leather upholstery and heated driver and front passenger seats. A premium 10-speaker JBL audio system integrated with a 7-inch touchscreen hard-drive-based navigation system is also optional on XLE V6 models.

Powertrains and Performance
The 2012 Toyota Camry is offered with a choice of two engines. Base Camrys are powered by a respectably powerful 2.5-liter four-cylinder that produces 178 hp and 170 pound-feet of torque. Upgrading gets you a silky smooth 3.5-liter V6 generating 268 hp and 248 lb-ft of torque. Both engines drive the front wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission. Toyota says the four-cylinder will return an estimated 35 highway mpg, while the V6 -- with nearly 100 more hp -- will achieve 30 mpg on the highway.

Safety
The 2012 Toyota Camry comes with a battery of standard safety features, including antilock brakes with brake assist, stability control, front- and rear-seat side airbags, full-length side curtain airbags, and knee airbags for both driver and passenger, the latter new for 2012. A blind-spot monitoring system is also available.

Interior Design and Special Features
Inside, the Camry's cabin feels slightly roomier. Thinner front pillars increase visibility and narrower door panels open up elbow room. Door panel controls also move higher, allowing knees to breathe better. Among other amenities, top Camry trim levels get an eight-way power driver seat, while all Camry models now offer a 60/40-split fold-down rear seat. But the most notable improvement has been in interior materials. The previous wave of hard plastic is replaced with complementary dash textures, handsome trim and subtle, decorative stitching.

The Camry's new upgraded audio system also includes Entune, a suite of smartphone-connected services that include features like the Bing search engine, Pandora streaming radio, real-time traffic, sports and stock information, and the ability to reserve movie tickets or a table at a restaurant on the go (Entune is optional with the Display Audio package).

Driving Impressions
We've only had the opportunity to briefly drive the new 2012 Toyota Camry. In terms of power, both engines are pretty similar to last year's model. The Camry's new electric steering (once limited to the hybrid) feels pretty decent in the V6 versions. But four-cylinder versions, which use electric steering from a different supplier, feel vague and somewhat lifeless. On the bright side, this new Camry feels more planted to the road and less disturbed by bumps, the result of refined rear suspension tuning. The SE in particular, with its larger tires and sport-tuned suspension, feels more athletic than before.

Who says we don't have hurricanes in Nigeria? We have them enough:
1. Hurricane Boko Haram
2. Hurricane Kidnappers
3. Hurricane PHCN
4. Hurricane PDP
5. Hurricane Jos Crisis
Just to name a few.

On a more serious note we thank God the Hurricane was broken into only a tropical storm,it could have been worse.My heart goes to those who lost loved ones and properties.

Raja Cassablanca 0 Enyimba Intl. 0

The other day the GMD of NNPC revealed a shocking outcome of the NNPC test and some people were running there mouths and saying some ill things about the NNPC. Is it not playing out itself again in the Police interview? That is what we get from a swaggar generation that knows nothing but sagging of trousers and piutting on 'low-waist'.

"Olodo" generation.
All my children will definitely study abroad because in years to come we will be having lecturers that can't express themselves and will be sagging their trousers all about.

AjanleKoko:
Before we expend all the vituperations on the Youth of Today, we should spare some for the NNPC and their silly posturing. With all the first class and 2:1 graduates they have been employing over the years, they have managed to win the dubious award of being among the eight most corrupt state-run energy companies in the world.
All their first class and 2:1 graduates do is sell crude at $32 and remit $18 to the National Treasury. Even at that they are unable to keep any record of their remittances, and have declared themselves to be heavily in debt. Last time a serving finance minister (Remi Babalola) tried to raise a red flag regarding their finances, he was kicked out of government for his trouble. The organization should be closed down and its assets sold off like NITEL.

Stop making unfounded comments and shifting accusations. The fact is youths of today don't read. I currently have a Youth Corper living with me who graduated with a CGPA of 4.4 out of 5.He spends 20hrs out of 24hrs receiving or making phone calls and pressing his phone for whatever. I have been warning him of the challenges out there he kept adamant.He believes so much that for him to have made a 2:1 with 4.4 he knows too much.

And 2:2 and below graduates should not just make jest of the 2:1 and 1:1 graduates cos I know 98% of 2:2 and 3rd class candidates would have failed that same test. 

^^^ yes, in addition English premier league, UEFA champions league,Europa League, Carling Cup, FA Cup, Spanish La liga, BlackBerry, Big Brother Africa, Free mid-night calls, Facebook, Nairaland, Yahoo-Yahoo.These are the people that will become teachers to our children.

My own world X1:

Atuam Belle

Eguavoen Mark Fish Okechukwu Ben Iroha


Sunday Oliseh

Abedi Pele

Finidi Amuneke

Raba Maja
Rodger Miller


THIS IS A KILLER SQUAD.

So this CBN people never call una?
Hope u guys have plan 'B' and even 'C'?

Kai some people on nairaland sure need a life.

For God's sake's nobody says a 4ft tall woman will grow up to her 6ft tall husband or a wife will then develops male organ or even a dark complexioned man becomes fair like his albino wife.

Some people are even comparing OBJ, Good-Luck and Ojukwu with there wives. Those are silly comparisons.

Some one even said there is no blood co-mingling during sex, so how is HIV that lives in the blood shared?

And for those people that see this topic as a joke, it is not mandatory to contribute here.If the topic does not appeal to u it does to some one else.

I still maintain the fact that some couples look alike, though not all couples, a small percentage i believe. The points I listed earlier might be responsible for such.

I also think co-mingling of blood during intercourse;
Sharing similar thoughts and ideology;
Putting-on similar cloths (and co);
Eating same kind of food;
Living under same socio-economic condition.

^^^ sorry about some of the typo errors.

ibrokay:
Geologists have worked extensively on the Bida basin and it is well documented.

The basin is a Northwestern extension of the Anambra basin

The basin fill comprises a Northwest trending belt of upper cretaceous sedimentary rocks that were deposited as a result of block faulting and some other factors. Let us leave the geological terms.

I presume that ara-Orin is at the Southern part of the basin which consists of three different formation namely;the lokoja,Patti and the agbada formation.

The Lokoja formation directly overly the basement complex(300m thick) and it consists of Shale,it is overlain by the Patti formation that is made up of alternating shale, silstones, and sandstones (70-100m thick) and suceeded by the Agbaja formation (claystones, concretionary silstone and ironstone).

I feel that the lokoja formation might be the source rock,while the Patti(reservoir) and Agbaja(Cap rock).

It is possible but i dont think it will be in a commercial quantity.

Until geophysical exploration of the area is carried out no one can tell.

A least another geologist is speaking.
Let me start by faulting you idea on which is source, reservoir and Cap rock. The Campanian Lokoja Formation which is sitting unconformably on the Precambrian Basement complex is a stratigraphical equivalent  of the Bida sandstone. And so cannot serve as a source rock because it has little shale composition. SANDSTONES DON’T SERVE AS SOURCE ROCKS OK? Secondly the fact that the Maastrichtian Agbaja formation, which is predominantly Ironstone, lies stratigraphically above the Lokoja Formation and Patti Formation does not make it a cap rock. That is not the definition of a ‘cap rock ‘.

My view-after carrying out more research on the Stratigraphy and hrdro-carbon potential I can to find out that this community will likely fall under the Lokoja sub-basin which falls also within the Nupe/Basin basin. The Stratigraphy is of the sequence: Lokoja Formation (sitting unconformably on the Basement complex), Patti Formation and then the Agbaja formation (the youngest).The rocks range from Campanian to Maastrichtian in age. The Lithology of the oldest formation which could have housed the source rock  for any possibility of hydrocarbon generation is unfortunately predominantly sandtones with little pockets of shales. Hence, the sub-basin does not have a good source rock for oil. However this does not rule out the fact that oil can be trapped in it or overlying formations because of a possibility of secondary migration of oil from adjacent sub-basins. Now, there is little amount of clay in the Agbaja Formation but the law of isostacy does not permit oil to migrate downwards.

By and large, my conclusion is that even though it is possible to find pockets of oil within this sub-basin they would have been produced from the little amounts of shale present within the Lokoja and Patti Formations or probably a product of secondary migration of oil from adjacent sub-basins. Hence the chance of discovering oil in commercial quantity is very very slim.
My apologies to those who are not of the geology background. The topic is more of geology than politics because politics cannot bring oil there but only geology can. Thanks

ibrokay:
Geologists have worked extensively on the Bida basin and it is well documented.

The basin is a Northwestern extension of the Anambra basin

The basin fill comprises a Northwest trending belt of upper cretaceous sedimentary rocks that were deposited as a result of block faulting and some other factors. Let us leave the geological terms.

I presume that ara-Orin is at the Southern part of the basin which consists of three different formation namely;the lokoja,Patti and the agbada formation.

The Lokoja formation directly overly the basement complex(300m thick) and it consists of Shale,it is overlain by the Patti formation that is made up of alternating shale, silstones, and sandstones (70-100m thick) and suceeded by the Agbaja formation (claystones, concretionary silstone and ironstone).

I feel that the lokoja formation might be the source rock,while the Patti(reservoir) and Agbaja(Cap rock).

It is possible but i dont think it will be in a commercial quantity.

Until geophysical exploration of the area is carried out no one can tell.

A least another geologist is speaking.
Let me start by faulting you idea on which is source, reservoir and Cap rock. The Campanian Lokoja Formation which is sitting unconformably on the Precambrian Basement complex is a stratigraphical equivalent  of the Bida sandstone. And so cannot serve as a source rock because it has little shale composition. SANDSTONES DON’T SERVE AS SOURCE ROCKS OK? Secondly the fact that the Maastrichtian Agbaja formation, which is predominantly Ironstone, lies stratigraphically above the Lokoja Formation and Patti Formation does not make it a cap rock. That is not the definition of a ‘cap rock ‘.

My view-after carrying out more research on the Stratigraphy and hrdro-carbon potential I can to find out that this community will likely fall under the Lokoja sub-basin which falls also within the Nupe/Basin basin. The Stratigraphy is of the sequence: Lokoja Formation (sitting unconformably on the Basement complex), Patti Formation and then the Agbaja formation (the youngest).The rocks range from Campanian to Maastrichtian in age. The Lithology of the oldest formation which could have housed the source rock  for any possibility of hydrocarbon generation is unfortunately predominantly sandtones with little pockets of shales. Hence, the sub-basin does not have a good source rock for oil. However this does not rule out the fact that oil can be trapped in it or overlying formations because of a possibility of secondary migration of oil from adjacent sub-basins. Now, there is little amount of clay in the Agbaja Formation but the law of isostacy does not permit oil to migrate downwards.

By and large, my conclusion is that even though it is possible to find pockets of oil within this sub-basin they would have been produced from the little amounts of shale present within the Lokoja and Patti Formations or probably a product of secondary migration of oil from adjacent sub-basins. Hence the chance of discovering oil in commercial quantity is very very slim.
My apologies to those who are not of the geology background. The topic is more of geology than politics because politics cannot bring oil there but only geology can. Thanks

GEOLOGISTS PLEASE LET'S DISCUSS THIS TOPIC.
Firstly where is Ara Orin geologically? Does it fall within the South Western basement complex (Ibadan Unit) or within the Nupe Basin?  If it falls withing the former case closed no oil can be found there but if the later it is not impossible for oil to be discovered.The Nupe Basin is an interior sedimentary basin in which sedimentation started even before it started in the Niger Delta, hence it has older formations eg the Cretaceos, Paleocene, Eocone and Oligocene.However relatively young formations like the miocene(which houses the oil in the Niger Delta),pliocene and pleistocene are absent.

Question is - comparing the geology of the Niger Delta and Nupe Basin are they similar? Is there good source rock in the Nupe basin?If source rock is present what are the Kerogene type(s) responsible for the generation of the oil. Does the Bida Sandstone (conglomeratic), which I know would likely form the reservoir rock, have the desired or required reservoir properties? Are there structural or stratigraphic trapping mechanisms? If they are present, are the faults sealing? These are some of the regional geological questions that must be asked.

It is not impossible for the farmer to have seen Oil seeping from his farm because the Bida Sandstone which will likely house the oil is exposed at several road cuttings notably along the Abuja-Lokoja road. Post-depositional tectonic activities in the basin have led to the dipping of this sandstone and with younger formations being eroded the Sandstone is exposed at the surface making it possible for oil(if present) to seep-out at certain locations. Besides this oil seepage can even be Bitumen which is heavy oil.

It is unprofessional for any geologist to jump into a speedy conclusion about the discovery of oil. I would recommend to the state government that a full scale 3D Seismic Survey be carried out first and then interpretation, reservoir engineering studies and then drilling be carried before we can ascertain whether we have oil and in what quantity.

rastaman20:
Come and see the support this boys are getting here, .You even think that we are the home base team.This lads have gotten the most suppoort more than the french team. There are liken to the two famous club here (America and Deportivo Cali), Because most of the players are black and where doing the state proud.
Our Players are feeling at home . Comes Saturday, just watch out and u will see how our flag will be soaring so High. i have already got alot of Fans to support our boys.
just for them to wear anything shirt that have green colour on it,, luckly for me, The jersey of Deportivo Cail is green.Staduim go full with alot suporting Nigeria,

Well done bros. Atleast that our single die-hard supporter will not be alone.

Ricky_Ross:
Cowards like you talk from their Bottom. To a fool like you, every Nigerian football player is criminally over aged, all Nigerian politicians are corrupt and all Nigerian citizens are thieves and black monkeys, only YOU is a saint.

What evidence do you have to prove these lads are over aged when FIFA has new technology to verify the age of these boys? If indeed our boys are over aged then all the other African teams are over aged as well.

I love this country and hate to see animals like you talking poo about my people. If you dont like anything about our country please move to Somalia and we wont miss you

@ Ricky_Ross, I bless u with a kiss  

honeric01:
Nigeria should be able to beat France hands down, though i am yet to watch this french side but with what our boys showed so far, they should be up to the task.

France beat Ecuador which to me are a stronger side than Nigeria (strength wise), but we are more "organized" and pacy than the Ecuadorians.

Hmmm, you've suddenly realised you are a Nigerian. Or have they started doing "the right thing and at the right time" as you've always stated?

I don't like Ghanaians. They are a pain in the ass to Nigeria.

I don't like Ghanaians. They are a pain in the ass to Nigeria.

honeric01:
^^^^

I will continue typing "you people" as long as you and your likes keep supporting mediocrity by showing blind patriotism even when its not needed, you can't be more Nigerian than me, believe me but if you won't, who cares?


So because i am a mod of the sport section, i shouldn't say the truth when need be? i should be sentimental in my judgement? sorry pick on another user, not my type okay?

Lastly, do you have a definite 23 players as we speak? how then do you expect me to name the current 23 players? you want to sound like you sabi football bah? okay, name the current 23 players of the SE. I am waiting o since na you sabi them.

YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT SUPER EAGLES LINE UP RIGHT NOW unless you want to deceive yourself.


You obviously do not know anything about me, you think i fell from the sky down to NL and gbam, i became the MOD of the sport section? think again, i am more LOCAL FOOTBALL than you can ever imagine.

Enough said!

Well, suite your self Mr "you people"

^^^ I am not saying we should show blind patriotism or we should not critisize the team when they are not doing well. What I don't like about ur posts is ur continuos unrepentant mention of "you people" u don't show sense of belonging and for someone that is a moderator on a Nigerian sports forum, common brother, u sure know better. You might think what is my stress about it but I don't care.And I know there are several of you out there that have adopted the citizenship of their European football clubs and clearless about our national teams.

I am sure you cannot mention the starting line up of the current Super Eagles.You don't even know the team and their current strength.

Anwers to the first two questions I don't know.
But for the third question the NNPC HR is poised to delivering the best possible candidates to the corpoartion.Though some form of irregularities cannot not be totally ruled out as it is in every company in Nigeria, but what I can tell you is that majority of people to be employed would be based purely on merit.I never knew even a cleaner during my time.

honeric01:
^^^^^

Save yourself the patrotism sermon, you might be surprised i am more "patrotic" than yourself,

Wrong! Your frequent mention of "you people" shows you don't identify ur self with ur national team.And that is 1st degree lack of patriotism.

honeric01:
it's not about screaming we will win on the pages of web forums, rather it's about doing the right thing at the right time so you can get the right result at the right time too.

We are all stake holders in Nigerian football.So share the right thing with us perhaps one or two persons in the NFF house in Abuja will learn from you.

honeric01:
The sudan you're talking about is not the normal "sudan" you think they are, they are brimming with fire after just getting their independence/edge of independence.

It shows you don't really follow football on the African continent.That game was played late last year i.e the Old orginal Sudan

honeric01 is the moderator and doesn't see anything good about Nigerian football. He is probably not happy we won 5-2 and so prefers to display it as 2-1.
Bad bele

honeric01:
And when they drew with England in Wembly, you didn't see that right? BTW,

And when Ghana drew 0-0 with Sudan in Accra you didn't see that too abi?

honeric01:
BTW, didn't South Korea beat you people too in a friendly?

And what if i am Ghanian, would that change the truth?

I know you are not a Ghanaian but a Nigerian. But as i said before, i weep for this generation of youths. LACK OF PATRIOTISM.I remember some months back when our U-17 team crashed out u said "I no send dem". I wonder who made you a moderator on a Nigerian sports forum.Sorry u don't deserve it.
And what truth are you talking about here?

Hellloooooooooo IJAW is not on the list? The ethnic group of the number 1 citizen? KAI!! or are they also grouped as Igbos?

Well done guys. You are gradually getting there. Hope this topic which I posted weeks back has been helpful?
Hope to meet you as colleagues soon.

Victor Okechukwu Agali
Chukwuma Akabueze
Jerome Shakponke
Efe Sodje
Kelvin Onyekachi Amuneke(my class mate in Secondary school)
Binaware Ajuwa(my senior by 1yr in secondary school)
Seyi Olajengbesi
Joseph Enakhahire
Chukwudi Nworgu
Steven Nworgu
Ayodele Makinwa

bin gbagbo:
@ syenite 4 your information, none of dese guys start 4 ghana.check ghana starters: 1.kingson 2.paintsil 3.sarpei 4.vorsah 5.mensah 6.annan 7.kevin 8.essien 9.gyan 10.kwadwo 11.ayew. U see?

Our list:
1.Enyeama 2.Okonkwo 3. Taiwo. 4. Mikel. 5.Yobo 6. Ambrose. 7. Odemwingie/Musa. 8. Emenike 9. Ike Uche. 10 Joel Obi. 11. Obinna.
Come on, are u saying with this list we can't beat Ghana? Believe in your own mannnnn.