The Virgin Islands Social History Associates (VISHA),a non-profit organization headquartered on St. The surveyalso measures Problems and Resolutions, Worthiness of a Significant PricePremium and Willingness to Recommend on the Part of Wealthy Customers.The “Best of the Best” Luxury Retailers are: (LCEI score out of 10)–Nordstrom – 8.31–Neiman Marcus – 7.78–Brooks Brothers – 7.76″Perhaps it is no accident that Nordstrom sales continue tooutperform its competition in a bruised economic climate, since the brandis an example of a customer-adaptive 21st Century Luxury Enterprise,”says Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute. “Luxury retail clientstell us they look for expertise and trust along with lasting value whenthey shop luxury, and Nordstrom delivers that even in a down economy. Asthe luxury retail industry finally sheds its Industrial Age skin andadopts organic, customer-adaptive principles, we predict innovations fromluxury leaders such as Independent Customer Advocates sitting on Boardsof Directors, Customer Segment Managers running the business, andCustomer Retention, Customer Referral and Customer Profitability metricstaking their place as the most critical metrics for the business.”The proprietary Luxury Customer Experience Index (LCEI) survey is theonly unbiased measure of true customer experiences of leading brandsamong wealthy and ultra-wealthy Americans. A national sample of 1,505wealthy consumers was surveyed online. Respondents have an averageweighted gross annual household income of $325,000 and an averageweighted net-worth of $3.2 million.

Survey results are weighted to matchdemographic and net-worth profiles of the same audience according to thelatest Survey of Consumer Finances from The Federal Reserve.About the Luxury Institute ()The Luxury Institute is the uniquely independent and impartial ratingsand research institution that is the trusted and respected voice of thehigh net-worth consumer. The Institute provides a portfolio ofproprietary publications and research and consulting services that guidesand educates high net-worth individuals and the companies that cater tothem on leading edge trends, high net-worth consumer rankings and ratingsof luxury brands, and best practices. The Luxury Institute also operatesthe LuxuryBoard (), the world’s first global,membership-based online community for luxury goods and servicesexecutives, professionals and entrepreneurs.For Further Information, Please Contact:Evins Communications, Ltd.Dotty J. GiordanoDirectorEnid LewinVice PresidentPhone: (212) 688-8200E-mail: E-mail: The Luxury Institute, LLCMartin SwansonBusiness DevelopmentPhone: (914) 909-6350E-mail: Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Jul 16 (MARKET WIRE) — American Petro-Hunter, Inc. (OTCBB: AAPH) (“American Petro-Hunter” or the”Company”) wishes to update the projected drilling schedule for the #1Lee 18AB at the Brinkman Prospect in Clark County, Kansas as well as forthe first exploratory gas well at the Victory Gas Project, south ofSacramento, California.The Company has been informed of a firm spud date at the Brinkman-based #1Lee 18AB oil well targeting July 25th. The 5,400 foot well should takeapproximately 5 days to drill and if successful, subsequent completion andconstruction of site infrastructure could have the well in production bythe end of August.

The Brinkman Prospect is located approximately 20 milessouth of Dodge City on leases totaling 1,760 acres that straddle theClark-Meade County line.As previously announced, the Brinkman Prospect is directly north of oilproduction in the Marmaton Limestone and Morrow Sand formations where over49,000 barrels and over 1 BCF gas have been produced from a seismicanomaly to the northeast of the chosen drilling location. The Companybelieves that the drill test targets a very promising structure asidentified by 3D seismic data in the Marmaton Limestone. Managementfurther believes that if a commercial well is established at Brinkman, anadditional 3 wells could be drilled in order to fully exploit the leasebased on the size of the seismic anomaly.Additionally, the Company also wishes to report that as a result of highlyprospective 3D seismic findings, the Victory Gas Project is slated fordrill testing of the first planned target which shows a potential tocontain over 3.67 BCF gas. The operator of the project has informed theCompany a tentative spud date will be set immediately following thecompletion of requisite permitting and site preparations which isestimated to require approximately four weeks to conclude. The scheduletherefore targets commencement of drilling shortly after Labor Day inearly September.About the Brinkman Prospect:The 1,760 acre Brinkman Prospect is north of historic oil production fromprimarily Marmaton Limestone and Morrow Sand formations.