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Microsoft is preparing to revive the traditional Start button it killed with Windows 8. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to  The Verge  that Windows 8.1 will include the return of the Start button. We understand that the button will act as a method to simply access the Start Screen, and will not include the traditional Start Menu. The button is said to look near-identical to the existing Windows flag used in the Charm bar. MICROSOFT CHANGES ITS MIND Microsoft's change of heart follows another recent planned change for Windows 8.1:  a boot to desktop option . We understand Microsoft will add an option to allow users to boot directly to the traditional desktop environment in future builds of the upcoming Windows 8 upgrade. Most internal builds of Windows 8.1 do not include the Start button or boot to desktop options, but Microsoft is said to be planning how to add these into the operating system.  ZDNet's  Mary Jo Foley  previously reported on Micr

According to a new report, Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has been having tons of trouble with the iPhone 5’s production methods. Apple described its very complex manufacturing process when the iPhone 5 was first unveiled last fall. While the beautiful design of the device has definitely paid off, Foxconn continues to have issues with its production. “Foxconn has apparently botched a batch of iPhones, which Apple returned to the contract manufacturer because they were not fit for sale. Details of just what went wrong are sketchy, as the source for this tale is an anonymous Foxconn staffer chatting to  China Business . That report, after being forced through a couple of translation engines, suggests Apple sent back at least five million iPhones, and maybe as many as eight million, “due to appearance of substandard or dysfunctional problems.” If the report holds any truth to it, this is definitely a lose-lose situation. With each phone costing around $200 to produce, a wh

A blind boy Chris sat on the steps of a building with an empty cup by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the empty cup. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the cup began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you wrote?" The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it." QUESTION: Do you think the first sign and the second sign

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Best and worst of Liverpool’s Luis Suarez in game against Chelsea at Anfield. Liverpool forward Luis Suarez showcased the very best of his game against Chelsea, with a fine assist for Daniel Sturridge’s goal, a goal of his own in injury time to salvage a point for the Reds, and penetrative running and incisive skill throughout. His display certainly illustrated just why he is one of the best players in the Premier League. However, the Uruguayan’s dark side was also in evidence, and it was shocking to see him bite into Branislav Ivanovic’s arm after losing the ball. It was the second such incident in Suarez’s career, having previously bitten PSV star Otman Bakkal. Watch a video of the bite against Chelsea below.

I sent NO to 4662 in public poll that NECO must not be scrapped; in a text message that cost me 30:00 naira, the message below was the response i got, "Thank you for polling - National Orientation Agency, Please help NECO to serve you better. NECO must live because it is our National pride. But all i want to say is if it cant be put to standard it should be scrapped, i went to NECO office at ilupeju and was not to impressed, also i visited WAEC office and it was up to standard  just that the hudlums and fraudsters outside the office area are still there. all this should be rectified and looked into. I believe the exam body has been an impediment  to all universities for them to market themselves which makes generating of funds very difficult and maintenance hard for every institutions, and it all ends to high rate in school fees,  unnecessary fees to be paid by students, I could remember that most schools in the UK, US, CANADA all over the world comes into  Nigeria  to market

I used to notice that there are so many Bad habits that we inhibit when we where young till we grow up, but this could help us break them  Picking at your nails. Chewing your hair. Cracking your knuckles. Are you guilty of any of these? They're "bad" habits" -- things we all do without thinking about it, that are probably annoying to everyone around us. Some are more innocuous -- who's  really  hurt when we clench our jaws, anyway? -- while others are more harmful -- smoking, we're looking at you. And while the triggers can vary from habit to habit and person to person, a lot of the time, we do them because of -- you guessed it -- stress. "Stress and anxiety kind of scramble the brain a bit so we're not able to pay attention the way we need to to keep ourselves from doing things," says Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., a motivational psychologist, author and  HuffPost blogger . That's because a habit is a habit -- we become conditioned

Earlier this month, President Obama announced a proposal to fully map the activity of the human brain. The initiative would aim to better understand both the brain and the often-mystifying conditions that affect it, including Alzheimer's, autism and stroke, among others,  the Associated Press reported at the time . "As humans we can identify galaxies light-years away," Obama told a group of scientists at the White House for his announcement,  according to the AP . "We can study particles smaller than an atom, but we still haven't unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears." One of the key players behind the scenes of this brain-mapping plan is Rafael Yuste, a professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, whose work is credited with helping to launch the project. Yuste presented at the opening night of the 2013 TEDMED conference in Washington D.C. this week. Despite criticisms that his goal is an imposs

A mosque in Cambridge, Mass., confirmed Saturday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Chechen-born brothers suspected in the Boston marathon attacks, infrequently attended services at the small center that was a 10-minute walk from their apartment. "In their visits, they never exhibited any violent sentiments or behavior. Otherwise they would have been immediately reported to the FBI," said the statement from the Islamic Center of Boston . "After we learned of their identities, we encouraged anyone who knew them in our congregation to immediate report to law enforcement, which has taken place." Anwar Kazmi, a member of the mosque's board of trustees, told a  USA Today  reporter that 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died early Friday morning after a shootout with police, was an infrequent attendee for about a year-and-a-half, while 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, who was captured hiding in a boat in Watertown on Friday night, attended only

There are indications that the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Authority, Kehinde Bamigbetan, who was kidnapped last Monday, might have been released on Saturday. Although his abductors had reportedly demanded $1m (about N155m), it was not clear if ransom was paid to secure his release. An online news portal,  Premium Times , reports that the Head of Information Unit of the council, Mr. Rabiu Hassan, confirmed the release. The council chairman was kidnapped near his house in Ejigbo around 11p.m. When contacted, the acting Police Public Relations Officer, Damascus Ozoani, said he was not aware that Bamgbetan had been rereleased. When our correspondent contacted Hassan for more confirmation, his phone was switched off. Also, a local government chairman in the state, who preferred anonymity, said he was not sure if Bamigbetan had been released. “What we heard was that he had been released but as I am talking to you, nobody is sure. We are yet to see anybody t

Repeatedly raped by her stepfather for over an year, a 15-year-old girl got pregnant. Her mother and a woman neighbour then took the girl to a private clinic and got her three-month old foetus aborted. The incident came to light late on Thursday following which the police arrested four persons including the girl's mother, step-father, neighbour and the doctor who performed the abortion. The incident took place in Shital Nagar area of Rohtak district in Haryana. According to the police, a woman Poorna was staying in a rented accommodation with second husband Asha Ram and her 15-year-old daughter from her first marriage. Asha Ram and Poorna used to work as labourers, while the girl used to look after two-room accommodation, which they shared with another family. As per the preliminary investigation Asha Ram had been allegedly raping the girl for the last over an year. When the girl told her mother that she was pregnant, the woman and a neighbour, Omi Devi, took her to Dr Seema

Tagg Romney, the oldest son of 2012 presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R),  tweeted  from lockdown Friday morning aspolice searched for a man believed to be the second bomber in Monday’s Boston marathon explosions. Romney, a founder of Boston-based private equity firm Solamere Capital, lives in the Boston metropolitan area with his family. He tweeted that he and his family were "locked down in our home": Click here  for live updates, video and photos from the manhunt in Boston. Romney addressed the Boston marathon bombings on CNN Tuesday, calling the explosions a " cowardly act. " "They messed with the wrong people," Romney said. "There's going to be a period of grief, I'm sure there will be some anger. And we're going to want to figure out how to keep this from happening again. Not just here but all over the country." A hunt in the Boston area for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- one of the

The State Security Service (SSS) on Friday arrested an alleged Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Umar aka Kabiru Sokoto, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Mr. Umar was arrested in connection with the Christmas Day bombing of the St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State in 2011. Several people were killed in the bombing. After his initial arrest, the suspect fled from police custody but was later re-arrested. 'Kabiru Sokoto' was alleged to have had information about the bombing but failed to inform law enforcement agents. The accused was charged for allegedly being a member of a terrorist group known as Boko Haram between 2007 and 2012 at Mabira Sokoto in Sokoto State. He was also allegedly found to have facilitated the execution of a terrorist act within the period. The charge read that the suspect committed an offence contrary to Section 4(1) (a) of the Terrorism and Prevention Act 2011 and punishable under Section 33(1) (b) of the same Act. He also committed an

KYOTO (Reuters) - The world's oldest living person, Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday with congratulations from around the world and from Japan's prime minister. Kimura was crowned the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records last December after the death of 115-year-old Dina Manfredini of Iowa in the United States. "I truly congratulate you on your 116th birthday," Prime Minister Shenzo Abe said in a video message. "I'm 58 years old, still a young man at only half your age. Thanks to your generation's efforts, Japan could overcome several difficult times and achieve the prosperity we enjoy today. Your healthy existence becomes our confidence and pride." The Mayor of Kyotango City, Yasushi Nakayama, visited Kimura at his home in Kyotango, western Japan, to present him with messages from around the world. Kimura is living with his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law and has a three-meal-a-day d

Richard Williamson joined the social network as its director of engineering this month, according to his LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that he has been at Facebook for the past few weeks. Last November, Williamson was fired by Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice-president of Internet software and services, following numerous user complaints that Maps had major bugs. When it launched last September with iOS 6, the app's problems included: omitting transit directions, providing poor navigation and displaying incomplete 3D views that distorted national monuments. Many compared Maps unfavorably to Google Maps, which was replaced by Apple's in-house mapping service, but later reinstated. Williamson began working at Apple as a senior software engineer in 2001, and took over as the director of iOS software four years later. In January 2012, he became the senior director of iOS platform services, overseeing the creation of Apple Maps. Facebook's new director

Black Menu for Chrome puts all your Google services a click away If you rely heavily on Google services, as so many small-business users do these days, you're probably familiar with the black toolbar that spans the top of various Google services. It provides quick and convenient access to apps like Search, Gmail, Calendar, and so on. Ah, but what happens when you're viewing a non-Google site? No toolbar, that's what. Black Menu for Chrome puts all Google services just a click away. Once installed, this extension adds a button to your browser that reveals an attractive drop-down menu for all Google's best stuff: Search, Google+, Translate, Maps, Gmail, Calendar, and the like. Even better, when you mouse over any of these items, you get an interactive window for using them. For example, mouse over Search and you've got a Google Search field ready for your terms. Mouse over Gmail and you'll see your inbox, where you can read and respond to messages, com

This is specially for wives and intending wives; as it may save you the risk of having a stroke and high BP. 1. Most Men cannot have sex exclusively with just one woman, for the rest of their lives. 2. Men are created with varied sexual appetite, some men can do without sex for a year, others cannot do without sex for a week. 3. A man who's madly in love with one woman can still have sex with other women but still love his 'woman'. 4. Some of the best husbands have concubines or mistresses, these extra marital affairs play a role in keeping the man sane and free of sexual tensions, especially during mid-life crises. 5. If your man is just having sex with some sweet sexy teen or babe, DO NOT WORRY. But, if your man starts? making midnight calls and exchanging text messages with another lady at odd hours, BE VERY WORRIED. 6. Before you choose your man, ensure he believes in AIDs, STDs and protected sex. That way, chances are that he will not bring HIV and ot

There has been so many comments on lindaikeji.blogspot.com which I must say are peoples view or just an automated content posted by them, anyway let’s leave that to them. I just don’t understand why people don’t ask some questions before making judgments on their own, they make comments as if na dem they the place wey the thing happen. None of the people that made comment on that blog has seen both parties not even been to the church that was said and even Linda herself posted what she doesn’t know about the issue and said that Chika Moses said so as their Media Representative. One thing I know is that Men are very deceitful but there are still questions that needs to be answered, which nobody is asking am not in the position to point fingers at whoever is or is not to blame. But I will first think that Solomon Akiyesi is a man without integrity and a stupid one for that matter, also the wife who decided to come all the way from Port-Harcourt and fight in the church with police men

i saw this on twitter and said i should share, because church business in Nigeria now is the in thing If you need help starting a new synagogue or church in your area, explain your situation in detail & contact us:worldservicesinc@gmail.com — Prince Handley (@PROPHECYandNEWS) April 13, 2013 you can try and send them a twit, na so man dey hammer be dat. i no you might be thinking that i to can do it now, but me no wan be pastor abegi.