Quotes of the Day, Monday, May 7, 2012

I've gone into hundreds of [fortune-teller's parlors], and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.
        New York City Detective
 
In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is.
        Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946), The Geographical History of America (1936) 

The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.
        David Brinkley (1920 - 2003) 

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
        Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

At last! Don Jazzy Unveils Own Record Label

Don Jazzy has broken the silence over his future by today announcing the launch of his new record label. Mavin Records, a wholly independent label, which will be the new home for former Mo’Hits stalwarts: Wande Coal, Dr. Sid and D’Prince.

The multiple award winning producer also announced that Tiwa Savage would be joining the Mavin family. The signing of Savage, one of Nigeria’s leading vocalists, is seen as a major coup for the budding record label and Don Jazzy promised fans that there are many more exciting faces to be “activated” by the label in the near future.

*Don Jazzy

Following a very public split with former Mo’Hits partner, Dbanj, speculation had been rife about what projects the producer had lined up. Several stories had rumbled about relations between the pair but Don Jazzy revealed that his eyes are focused firmly on the future.

“I know that there are questions unanswered, mysteries unsolved and wounds to heal,” the producer said. “But I would really appreciate if we allow time to heal the wounds for us all instead of digging them up again.”

*Marvin records crew

The founder and CEO of the new label has spent the last three weeks locked in the recording studio along with the fellow “Mavins” as they finalise plans for their debut compilation album, Solar Plexus, released 8th May. The album has been a collaborative labour of love which has traversed five countries. In the same vein as the previously

Apple May Release $799 MacBook Air Later This Year

MacBook-Air-600Apple may be considering the release of a budget-priced MacBook Air to compete against the upcoming second wave of ultrabooks, according to a new report.

Citing unnamed sources in Apple’s supply chain, tech site Digitimes is reporting that the company might introduce a MacBook Air priced at $799 in the third quarter of this year — right in time for the back-to-school season.

It’s key to note that the DigiTimes has a hit-or-miss track record for nailing predictions.

If the rumors are true, the MacBook Air could hit shelves with a price cheaper than its other models, including its latest 11-inch 64GB MacBook Air ($999), 11-inch 128GB version ($1,199) and 13-inch 128GB model ($1,299). The line also features a 256GB version that is priced at $1,599.

The launch of a less expensive MacBook Air could put ultrabooks at a huge disadvantage.

Ultrabooks – which are ultra-slim laptops typically under 0.8 inches thick – have become a hot “it” device in computing, giving on-the-go users a lightweight, full-computer alternative. However, ultrabook sales haven’t been blockbuster right out of the gate as many consumers have turned their attention to the growing tablet market.

However, it’s been reported that Dell’s XP13 ultrabook ($999) experienced strong sales that exceeded expectations since it’s launch in February. The XPS 13, which touts a 13-inch display in a compact 12-inch frame and weighs in at only 2.99 pounds, runs on Windows 7. It also features Intel Core i3 processors, but it can also be upgraded to Intel Core i7 processors.

Meanwhile, some believe that ultrabooks overall won’t achieve strong sales until the launch of Windows 8.

Word of the Day for Monday, May 7, 2012

sudorific \soo-duh-RIF-ik\, adjective:

1. Causing sweat.
2. Sudoriparous.

noun:
1. A sudorific agent.

    Having thrown him into a cold sweat by his spiritual sudorific, he attacks him with his material remedies, which are often quite as unpalatable.
    -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Medical Essays, 1842-1882

    Wracked by such sudorific thoughts, he tossed noisily about, maddened, aching.
    -- Angela Huth, South of the Lights

    Every sudorific hitherto employed had failed to produce this result upon a skin which horrible diseases had left impervious.
    -- Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Pons

Sudorific comes from the Latin word sūdor meaning "sweat." The word "sweat" is unrelated and comes from the Old English, swote.
Zambia- Talia and Tamara
Zimbabwe- Maneta and Teclar

Genevieve Nnaji Is 33 Years Old Today

One of Nigeria’s biggest Nollywood Actress, Genevieve Nnaji, turns 33 today, May 3, 2012.

Born 3rd May 1979, Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actress in the then-popular television soap opera "Ripples" at the age of 8. She was also featured in several commercials, some of which included Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. In 1998, at the age of 19, she made her debut in the growing Nigerian film industry with the movie "Most Wanted." As an upcoming actress, trying to create a niche for herself, she went through various minor roles seeking for that opportunity for a breakthrough.

The star actress turns 33 today. Wishing her many more successful years ahead!

Bin Laden's Private Letters Published Online

The United States has released letters written by Osama bin Laden in his final hideout showing how he fretted about his increasingly dysfunctional terror network.

A selection of 17 documents seized in last year's raid on bin Laden 's house in Pakistan have been posted online by the US Army's Combating Terrorism Centre .

The documents were retrieved from memory sticks, memory cards and the hard drive of the al Qaeda chief's computer at his Abbottabad compound .

The correspondence shows a leader revered but sometimes ignored by field commanders, who dismissed him as out of touch even as he urged them to keep attacking US targets.

Bin Laden also worried about the loss of trust from Muslims he wished to incite against their government and the West.

"I plan to release a statement that we are starting a new phase to correct (the mistakes) we made," Bin Laden wrote in 2010.

"In doing so, we shall reclaim, God willing, the trust of a large segment of those who lost their trust in the jihadis."

While Bin Laden saw al Qaeda's
standing with Muslim populations at risk of crumbling, the documents show he remained focused on attacking Americans and coming up with plots, however improbable, to kill US leaders.

Bin Laden especially wished to target aeroplanes carrying General David Petraeus and even US President

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