NYC march honors slain Florida teenager

Trayvon Martin's parents spoke at the "Million Hoodie March", saying that his son did not deserve to die.

The parents of a black teenager shot to death by a Hispanic neighborhood watch captain in Florida told hundreds of people at a march in his memory on Wednesday that they won't stop until they get justice for him.

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"My son did not deserve to die," the teenager's father, Tracy Martin, said after thanking the crowd.

Martin's son, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was killed Feb. 26, in Sanford, Fla. He was returning to a gated community in the city after buying candy at a convenience store. He was unarmed and was wearing a hooded sweat shirt, called a hoodie.

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The neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, has not been charged in the shooting. Zimmerman has said the teen attacked him and he shot him in self-defense.

On Wednesday night, demonstrators chanted "we want arrests" during the Million Hoodie March in Manhattan's Union Square.

The teen's mother, Sybrina Fulton, told the crowd: "My heart is in pain, but to see the support of all of you really makes a difference."

The demonstrators greeted the teen's parents with "God bless you!"

The case has ignited a furor against the police department of the Orlando suburb of 53,500 people, prompting rallies and a protest in Gov. Rick Scott's office on Tuesday. The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said it is sending its community relations service this week to Sanford to "address tension in the community."

Earlier in the week, the federal agency opened a civil rights probe into the shooting, and in Florida, Seminole County State Attorney Norm Wolfinger said a grand jury will meet April 10 to consider evidence in the case.

Tracy Martin said he and his son's mother found out about the march after arriving in New York City, where they have done interviews about the case. They got in touch with the organizers to say they would attend and speak to the crowd.

The timing of the teen's parents being in the city when the march was happening was "incredible," said one of the organizers, Daniel Maree, who heard about the case earlier this week.

"I was outraged and wanted to do something about it," Maree said.

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In recent days, information surrounding the teen's death has been coming out, including 911 calls and an account from his family's lawyer of a conversation he had with his girlfriend in the moments before his death.

Tracy Martin, asked how he was holding up, said he was trying to stay strong.

"I don't feel this is the time to break down, even though it's a very troubling time in my life," he said. "I've told myself, when I get justice for Trayvon, then I'll have my time to break down."

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Spring Is in the Air for Home Improvements

Willowbrook, IL -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/21/2012 -- Brilliant Event Planning, Inc. is pleased to announce that The DuPage County Home Improvement & Landscaping Expo will be returning to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton for its highly anticipated annual event. With spring approaching quickly, homeowners can get a head start with all their home improvement and landscaping projects. Hundreds of local and national industry companies and their experts have been brought under one roof to display the newest products and innovations to homeowners.

Whether homeowners have home improvement projects for the inside of their house or the outside, The DuPage County Home Improvement & Landscaping Expo is the place to find fresh ideas, new inspiration, and great deals for all their home projects. The DuPage County Home Improvement and Landscaping Expo is the western suburbs chance to get the answers to all home improvement, remodeling and landscaping questions.

Homeowners will have a unique opportunity to stop by the main stage and visit The Man Card Crew who will be registering individuals for their chance to have a room remodeled on their television show. The Man Card Crew is a new television show that will show case projects, hobbies and activities for the modern man. They will help provide ideas, links and products to help accomplish any dream man cave.

Hundreds of exhibits will feature kitchens, baths, flooring, roofing, windows, doors, siding, heating & air, fireplaces, spas, sunrooms, landscaping, energy efficient, green products and much more. Homeowners will also be able to experience in-depth workshops, do-it-yourself demonstration and educational seminars that run throughout the duration of this 3 day event.

The DuPage County Home Improvement & Landscaping Expo will take place at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187 on March 23rd ? 25th, 2012. Expo hours are Friday, 4:00 p.m. ? 8:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. ? 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m. With free admission and free parking, homeowners will find this expo a great way to get their spring home improvement projects started in the right direction.

For more information on attending or exhibiting, please visit http://www.HomeShowEvent.com or call (630) 468-2237.

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Pakistan lawmakers demand apology from US

By Amna Nawaz, NBC News correspondent and Fakhar Rehman, NBC News producer, in Pakistan,

Pakistan lawmakers have demanded the United States end drone strikes and offer an "unconditional apology" for an airstrike last year in which 24 local soldiers were killed.

A parliamentary committee reviewing ties with the United States proposed 13 new "rules of engagement" Tuesday ? a move likely to deepen the political divide between Washington and Islamabad.

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The NATO airstrike in November, near the Afghanistan border, left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead and prompted a crisis in the relationship between the two countries.

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If the new rules are approved, it could significantly alter the future relationship between the United States and its regional ally, seen as a vital source of access to neighboring Afghanistan.

The rules, seen by NBC News, seek an "unconditional apology" for the Nov. 26 strike and for those responsible to be "brought to justice."

'Greater market access'
The lawmakers?also demanded "greater market access" for Pakistani exports to the U.S. and?that NATO countries provide compensation for Pakistan's "human and economic losses" from the war on terror; a "deepened" and "strengthened" relationship with China and Russia; and a recommendation to "actively pursue? a joint gas pipeline project with Iran.

?Pakistan is sending the message to the U.S -- please respect our sovereignty and listen to the voice of the people. Let wait for the recommendations to be heard and discussed by the Parliament, whatever they decide, we'll abide by," Rehman Malik, Pakistan?s interior minister, told NBC News.

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Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence.

Senator Tahir Mashadi, a member of the ruling coalition party, said that any agreements with the United States must "be based on national integrity, national sovereignty, national honor and mutual respect."

"As far as the United States is concerned, the free lunch is over! If they want to use our roads, if they want to use our transit facilities, they'll have to pay for them," he said.

?The drone attacks are counter-productive, and the anti-American feeling is aroused here because of them, so it's really in the American interest to stop them," he added.

Curbs on Afghan night raids?
Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai may have won a major concession from the United States following a deadly shooting spree by U.S. soldier Sgt Robert Bales, with the Obama administration considering curbs on contentious night raids.

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With Karzai demanding a stop to night raids hated by Afghans --?but seen by NATO as one of their most effective anti-insurgent tactics --?a U.S. official said the United States was looking at modifying them and giving Afghans more oversight.

That would help seal agreement on a strategic pact with Karzai's government for a long-term U.S. presence in Afghanistan beyond a 2014 deadline for most NATO combat forces to withdraw, allowing advisers and possibly some special forces to stay on.

Karzai at 'end of the rope' with US over massacre

The Obama government was discussing options with the Afghans including a warrant-based approach or possibly allowing Afghan judges to review raids before they took place, the U.S. official said on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.

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Karzai this month said not only must night raids by foreign forces halt, but Afghan security forces training to take over their conduct would "not be allowed to enter private homes unless their operations were according to the state law".

That would mean applying for a warrant, he said.

NBC News and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Porsche targets rich Nigerians' love for luxury

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's super rich are no strangers to conspicuous consumption, and there's no better way to flaunt your wealth than by buying a brand new European sports car.

German carmaker Porsche officially opened a new car dealership on Friday in the heart of Lagos' wealthiest district, Victoria Island, a place with one of the world's highest concentrations of millionaires.

There are already dealerships specialising in Aston Martin and Lamborghini, but Porsche hopes to capitalise on a promise of providing sturdier vehicles that can cope with Nigeria's rough roads. Its presence is being seen as a vote of confidence in the West African nation's fast-growing economy.

Porsche also plans to set up an operation in the capital Abuja, where roads are newly built - a better market for the 911 sports model - and where politicians are amongst the world's most highly paid.

"The African continent, and in particular Nigeria, is of growing importance to us at Porsche," the company's Middle East and Africa head George Wills said, unveiling the new 911 model.

High-end goods producers are increasingly targeting sub-Saharan Africa, as its economic growth starts to dwarf other continents and rich Western countries face a slowdown.

Nigeria, Africa's second biggest economy, grew 7.68 percent in the last quarter of 2011, one of the fastest in the world.

Two of Africa's top five richest men are Nigerian.

"We're quite confident the numbers will be strong," Wills told Reuters in front of the new 911 sports car, after a Porsche official revved its engine for flashing cameras.

"It's difficult to put a finite number on it, but certainly enough to give a return on this investment," he added.

Porsche Nigeria general manager Julian Hardy estimates 200 Nigerians own Porsches - the dealership had been running prior to the official launch since July and sold an undisclosed number, and rich Nigerians have been importing them for decades.

THE RICHER RICH

At a party to celebrate Porsche's launch, Nigerians in sharp suits and cocktail dresses drank martinis and danced around the 911 display model to live music.

"You can drive around Lagos ... then take your car to the race track and become a beast and go wild," said Emmanuel Ngala, an IT consultant who owns a Cayenne 4x4 and is buying a 911.

The firm's sales target for 2012 is 100 cars, and it hopes to hit a stable sales rate of around 300 a year, compared with 800 in South Africa. Average prices currently range between 21 million naira ($133,000) to 30 million naira ($190,000).

The oil wealth of Africa's biggest producer has made multi-millionaires of its elite in the past few decades, even while absolute poverty has increased to 60 percent of the population.

Lagos embraces some of Africa's most expensive real estate alongside some of its most crowded slums. On one street, a Hummer drives past a tramp sifting through a dustbin.

The car park at the Porsche show rooms has several models.

"It's a nice car," said employee Mohammed Ibrahim, as he hosed down a chrome coloured Cayenne and shined it to a sparkle with a cloth. On his 20,000 naira a month salary it would take him 125 years to afford one if he didn't buy anything else.

"God might give me a car like this one day. He can do that, if he wants to. He can do anything," he said, grinning.

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Sandwiched between the lagoon that led Portuguese sailors to name this city 'Lagos' and the Atlantic, Victoria Island is a place of fund managers in fine woollen suits and oil oligarchs.

The faces of glamorous women smile from billboards advertising mobile phones. Luxury 4x4s are everywhere.

But it has scant electricity, most roads are sandy, potholed and patrolled by beggars in rags. Poor drainage means they flood - in the rainy season, fishermen sometimes traverse them by canoe, raising doubts about the practicality of sports cars like a 911.

Other luxury brands have however made it big in Nigeria. It is a significant African market for LVMH. Most bars can get you Moet & Chandon champagne or Hennessy brandy, which women sip next to their Louis Vuitton handbags.

The "Auto Lounge" in Victoria Island lets you enjoy an expensive drink overlooking a garage of Aston Martins.

Paris-based magazine Jeune Afrique last year placed Nigeria at the top of Africa's champagne consumers, guzzling 593,000 bottles in 2010, 50 percent more than richer rival South Africa.

($1 = 157.6000 naira)

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