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Steve Jobs Steve Jobs leaves Apple, Tim Cook named as new CEO Steve is bowing out. The question remains though, what is Apple if not for Steve Jobs and his presence there? Click here for more details . Tweet

25 Aug 2011 15:37 Africa/Lagos How Smartphones Are Changing How People and Disaster Experts Respond To Emergencies allRisk says Smartphones Becoming a Necessity for Disasters PR Newswire SOMERDALE, N.J., Aug. 25, 2011 SOMERDALE, N.J., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- August has been a busy month for regional disaster experts, allRisk Inc. (www.teamallrisk.com). So far, a recent record-breaking rain led a New Jersey state university to hire the company to perform emergency water mitigation in areas where total repair estimates have reached $1.4 million. Cleanup from the massive flood needed to be completed within days, before students returned for fall classes. With Hurricane Irene upgraded in intensity, and on track to hit the area this weekend the company expects to be even busier. allRisk is in a "war room" mode, as they prepare to respond to what they anticipate to be a large volume of calls and texts for emergency help -- some from people wi...

Photo Credit: "Confusion Of The Nigerian Youth" from Information Nigeria.Org Behold the Nigerian Generation of Olodos! Shocking reports of mass failures in Nigerian school examinations have only confirmed the observations of many scholars and social watchdogs since the past and present incompetent administrations of the Nigerian government have failed to address the systemic failure of modern education in Africa’s most populous nation. How can pupils and students pass examinations and excel in scholarship when they no longer read! They prefer to waste their quality time chatting and pinging on smart phones, babbling and gossiping on Facebook filled with their trivia of junk, Twitter and other social network sites, hooked on European soccer leagues and championships and messing around in wanton promiscuous sexual intercourse spun by psychedelic X-rated hip hop music videos and pornographic movies on the Internet and TV while their equally corrupt parents and g...

The story of Chidinma has been circulating round social networks and blackberries since days ago. The story below: I am Chidinma from one of the Eastern States, If You are reading this, then I would have given up the Ghost by now and this is my story. Please don't judge me but pass on this confession. It may save lives of innocent young girls like me & help better our wicked economy that steals even from the poor. Myself and six (6) of my friends are into modern day prostitution popularly called RUNZ. We service top politicians, Musicians and Businessmen for a very good pay (#350,000)-- Politicians fee pay outing. These men don't use condom on us(of course with such money you don't have a say) they draw our blood with syringe and test in their private lab to check our HIV status before sleeping with us. I had dealings with the doctor who was paid #2million per- show. He reliably asked me to quit that our blood was being taken(after the tests) to their occultic...

The latest Samsung Galaxy Xcover The Huffington Post has just reported that Samsung Galaxy Phone has been banned in 32 European countries after Apple won a preliminary injunction in a Dutch court preventing Samsung from selling its Galaxy smart phones in Europe. But the court cleared Samsung of copying the Apple iPad in its design of the best selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet that is popular in Nigeria and other countries worldwide. Apple filed a 44-page complaint claiming that Samsung Galaxy tablet is an unlawful duplication of Apple iPad, an infringement of Apple's “design patent” in the United States. Tweet

The Inc. 500 Global Map America’s fastest-growing companies are also increasingly global. From Canada to New Zealand, see the extent to which Inc. 500 companies are active in specific regions. Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs From healthcare to baby food to technology consulting, these female entrepreneurs have forged their way to the top of their fields. More Slideshows: Diversity Top 10 American Indian Entrepreneurs Top 10 Black Entrepreneurs Top 10 East Asian Entrepreneurs Top 10 Latino and Hispanic Entrepreneurs Top 10 South Asian Entrepreneurs Top 10 Companies by Growth Rate From selling designer apparel to designing the hottest nightclubs, the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 500 share their secrets to rapid growth. More Slideshows: Growth Top 10 Franchises Top 10 Internet Companies Top 10 Global Companies Top 10 Companies by Revenue 30 Yrs of No. 1 Companies 10 Growth Strategies from Inc. 500 CEOs More Slideshows: Jobs Top 10 Job Creators A Celebr...

August 23, 2011 Btn-embed-sml Libyan rebels storm the fortified Tripoli compound at the seat of Muammar Gaddafi's political power and the principal base of loyalist fighters trying to rescue his 42-year-old rule. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). © 2011 Reuters Tweet

The story of blind 9/11 survivor Michael Hingson and his guide dog, Roselle, has become an instant bestseller. (PRNewsFoto/Thomas Nelson Publishers) Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero 22 Aug 2011 17:49 Africa/Lagos Blind 9/11 Survivor's Story an Instant New York Times Bestseller PR Newswire NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The remarkable story of a blind man and the guide dog that led him and dozens of others to safety just moments before the World Trade Center crumbled nearly 10 years ago has become an instant best-seller. Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero made its debut on the vaunted New York Times bestseller list this week in its first week of release. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110822/CL55598 ) Co-authored by Susy Flory, readers follow Michael Hin...