Sep 29, 2013
Many Killed As Boko Haram Open Fire On Students.
Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday stormed a college dormitory in Nigeria’s conflict-scarred northeast, firing on students as they slept, the military told AFP, in the latest such attack blamed on the Islamist insurgents.
Security forces were at the scene but details on the number of dead and injured were not yet available, area military spokesman Lazarus Eli said.
The early morning assault targeted the College of Agriculture in the town of Gujba in Yobe state, Eli said.
It was carried out by “Boko Haram terrorists who went into the school and opened fire on students,” while they were sleeping, he added.
A police source, who requested anonymity, told AFP that initial reports indicated the death toll could be high but he was not prepared to discuss figures.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the state capital of Damaturu.
Yobe has seen a series of brutal attacks targeting students in recent months, all blamed on Boko Haram.
The worst occurred in July in the town of Mamudo, where the Islamists threw explosives and sprayed gunfire into dormitories in the middle of the night, killing 41 students.
The name Boko Haram means ‘Western education is forbidden’ and the group has repeatedly attacked schools, universities and colleges during its four-year insurgency.
The military has described the spate of recent school attacks as a sign of desperation by the Islamists, claiming they only have the capacity to hit soft targets.
The defence ministry has said that an offensive launched against Boko Haram in mid-May has decimated the group and scattered their fighters across remote parts of the northeast.
While many of the recent attacks have occurred in more remote areas, often targeting defenceless civilians, the unchecked killing has cast doubt on the success of the military’s campaign.
The northeast remains under a state of emergency imposed on May 14.
Scores have been killed this month, including in the northeastern town of Benisheik in Borno state, where at least 142 people were slaughtered by presumed Boko Haram fighters who came disguised as soldiers, set up checkpoints and fired on motorists and bystanders.
Some of the recent violence has targeted vigilante groups which have formed to help the military.
Boko Haram has said it is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, but the group is believed to made up of different factions with varying aims.
A toll earlier this year said the conflict is estimated to have cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and top oil producer
Many Killed As Boko Haram Open Fire On Students.
Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday stormed a college dormitory in Nigeria’s conflict-scarred northeast, firing on students as they slept, the military told AFP, in the latest such attack blamed on the Islamist insurgents.
Security forces were at the scene but details on the number of dead and injured were not yet available, area military spokesman Lazarus Eli said.
The early morning assault targeted the College of Agriculture in the town of Gujba in Yobe state, Eli said.
It was carried out by “Boko Haram terrorists who went into the school and opened fire on students,” while they were sleeping, he added.
A police source, who requested anonymity, told AFP that initial reports indicated the death toll could be high but he was not prepared to discuss figures.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the state capital of Damaturu.
Yobe has seen a series of brutal attacks targeting students in recent months, all blamed on Boko Haram.
The worst occurred in July in the town of Mamudo, where the Islamists threw explosives and sprayed gunfire into dormitories in the middle of the night, killing 41 students.
The name Boko Haram means ‘Western education is forbidden’ and the group has repeatedly attacked schools, universities and colleges during its four-year insurgency.
The military has described the spate of recent school attacks as a sign of desperation by the Islamists, claiming they only have the capacity to hit soft targets.
The defence ministry has said that an offensive launched against Boko Haram in mid-May has decimated the group and scattered their fighters across remote parts of the northeast.
While many of the recent attacks have occurred in more remote areas, often targeting defenceless civilians, the unchecked killing has cast doubt on the success of the military’s campaign.
The northeast remains under a state of emergency imposed on May 14.
Scores have been killed this month, including in the northeastern town of Benisheik in Borno state, where at least 142 people were slaughtered by presumed Boko Haram fighters who came disguised as soldiers, set up checkpoints and fired on motorists and bystanders.
Some of the recent violence has targeted vigilante groups which have formed to help the military.
Boko Haram has said it is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, but the group is believed to made up of different factions with varying aims.
A toll earlier this year said the conflict is estimated to have cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and top oil producer
Many Killed As Boko Haram Open Fire On Students.
Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday stormed a college dormitory in Nigeria’s conflict-scarred northeast, firing on students as they slept, the military told AFP, in the latest such attack blamed on the Islamist insurgents.
Security forces were at the scene but details on the number of dead and injured were not yet available, area military spokesman Lazarus Eli said.
The early morning assault targeted the College of Agriculture in the town of Gujba in Yobe state, Eli said.
It was carried out by “Boko Haram terrorists who went into the school and opened fire on students,” while they were sleeping, he added.
A police source, who requested anonymity, told AFP that initial reports indicated the death toll could be high but he was not prepared to discuss figures.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the state capital of Damaturu.
Yobe has seen a series of brutal attacks targeting students in recent months, all blamed on Boko Haram.
The worst occurred in July in the town of Mamudo, where the Islamists threw explosives and sprayed gunfire into dormitories in the middle of the night, killing 41 students.
The name Boko Haram means ‘Western education is forbidden’ and the group has repeatedly attacked schools, universities and colleges during its four-year insurgency.
The military has described the spate of recent school attacks as a sign of desperation by the Islamists, claiming they only have the capacity to hit soft targets.
The defence ministry has said that an offensive launched against Boko Haram in mid-May has decimated the group and scattered their fighters across remote parts of the northeast.
While many of the recent attacks have occurred in more remote areas, often targeting defenceless civilians, the unchecked killing has cast doubt on the success of the military’s campaign.
The northeast remains under a state of emergency imposed on May 14.
Scores have been killed this month, including in the northeastern town of Benisheik in Borno state, where at least 142 people were slaughtered by presumed Boko Haram fighters who came disguised as soldiers, set up checkpoints and fired on motorists and bystanders.
Some of the recent violence has targeted vigilante groups which have formed to help the military.
Boko Haram has said it is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, but the group is believed to made up of different factions with varying aims.
A toll earlier this year said the conflict is estimated to have cost more than 3,600 lives, including killings by the security forces. The current figure is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and top oil producer
Group Claims To Have Hacked The iphone 5s
A group of hackers in Germany says it has found a way to bypass the fingerprint-sensor security system on the new iPhone 5S.
The hackers claim they fooled the Touch ID biometric security of the iPhone 5S by photographing a fingerprint left on a glass surface and using the resulting image to create a fake "finger" which unlocked the phone. They demonstrated their exploits in a video posted Sunday to YouTube.
"We hope that this finally puts to rest the illusions people have about fingerprint biometrics. It is plain stupid to use something that you can´t change and that you leave everywhere every day as a security token," said Frank Rieger, a spokesman for the group, the Chaos Computer Club, in a post online.
In the post, the hackers said they snapped a high-resolution photo of a fingerprint, inverted it and laser-printed it with extra toner onto a transparent sheet. Then they smeared pink latex milk or white woodglue into the fingerprint pattern, lifted a thin latex sheet from it and placed it onto the sensor to unlock the phone.
"As we have said now for ... years, fingerprints should not be used to secure anything. You leave them everywhere, and it is far too easy to make fake fingers out of lifted prints," said a hacker, who goes by the nickname Starbug, on the Chaos Computer Club's site.
Sep 28, 2013
TOTENHAM HOLD CHELSEA TO A DRAW
Andre Villas-Boas's reunion with his former mentor Jose Mourinho ended with honours even as John Terry's header gave Chelsea a point at White Hart Lane.
Gylfi Sigurdsson ensured Tottenham had the first-half lead their dominance deserved but Chelsea were revitalised by the introduction of Juan Mata at half-time and Terry's equaliser came as he headed home the Spaniard's free-kick after 65 minutes.
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres was unluckily sent off with nine minutes left after receiving a second yellow card from referee Mike Dean following an aerial challenge with Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen - the conclusion of a lengthy battle between the pair, especially in the second half.
Spurs boss Villas-Boas and Mourinho were once close confidantes as they worked together at Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan but the current frosty nature of a relationship that has broken down was reflected in their lukewarm pre-match handshake.
And both had to settle for a point after a game that was high on energy but short of the winning goal both managers so desperately wanted after a tense affair.
Mourinho gave Torres the main attacking role with Samuel Eto'o on the bench - where he was joined by Mata.
Chelsea's £30m signing Willian, snatched away from Spurs as he was on the brink of completing a move to White Hart Lane, was not even on the bench as he continues to be on the margins of Mourinho's team.
And it was the player Villas-Boas turned to after the loss of Willian, Christian Eriksen, who was the main creative force in a first half in which Spurs took control.
The £11.5m signing from Ajax easily escaped Frank Lampard after 19 minutes and played in Roberto Soldado. Sigurdsson was quicker to Soldado's lay-off than Terry to slide his finish past Chelsea keeper Petr Cech.
It brought a fist-pumping celebration from Villas-Boas - but he was left frustrated when Spurs wasted the opportunity to double their lead just before half-time when Paulinho struck the outside of the post from Andros Townsend's pass.
Mourinho was off down the tunnel even before referee Mike Dean blew the half-time whistle and he acted during the interval, replacing John Mikel Obi with Mata.
Torres was at the centre of events soon after the break, first crossing for Oscar who just failed to make contact at the far post.
The Spaniard was then shown a yellow card - and was lucky to escape a red - when he tripped Vertonghen before grabbing his face, and he rounded off a lively few minutes as Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris was forced into a save at the striker's feet.
Vertonghen himself was booked for a late challenge on Ramires and Chelsea inflicted further punishment when the unmarked Terry timed his run perfectly to glance home Mata's free-kick.
The momentum had moved towards Chelsea and Villas-Boas removed Eriksen and Townsend for Nacer Chadli and Lewis Holtby in an attempt to restore the order and control Spurs had before the break.
And he made his final change with 14 minutes left when he introduced Jermain Defoe for Soldado.
The confrontation between Torres and Vertonghen had been threatening to boil over and the striker was sent off after both players went down after a challenge in the air. It was innocuous with no malice and it was a disbelieving Torres who walked slowly off towards the tunnel, where he was consoled by Mourinho.
Spurs attempted to cash in on their numerical advantage as Cech saved low from Defoe and Vertonghen shot just wide. It was the final opportunity of a frenetic finish.
Sep 27, 2013
Sep 26, 2013
Its very interesting to see things unfold in the tech industry. On of those interesting things is the announcement of BBM for Desktop which was announced at the BlackBerry Jam Asia yesterday. BBM for desktop computers which had the same touch and feel with the BBM for smartphones was shown off by Alec Saunders and Chris Smith to attendees. This version according to Alec Saunders will use both USB and WiFi for connectivity. Word on the development of BBM for Mac was also released, saying that development is on going for mac computers but was their no mention of any release da... more »
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