150 Lose their lives In Plane crash In France

RIP to passengers of flight
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Today at 9:57GMT a Germanwings plane crashed in in the Alps in France carrying 150 passengers including crew members and the chance that there could be any survivors are close to none according to most reports.

 The plane was last seen on French radar at 9:57GMT flying at approximately 1,825 metres above ground. Those on board included Spanish, Turkish and German nationals. 

The German wings aircraft was flying from Barcelona, Spain to Dusseldorf Germany. 

This crash is quite a blow to the record of the airline as Aljazeera`s Dominique Kane Reported that

 “Germanwings has outstanding safety records. This is the first fatal incident involving the airline,”

 From their twitter page, the airline tweeted a few messages showing their regret with the family and friends of those who perished in the crash. 

One of the tweets read

“By these events. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the passengers and crew members. 5/5”

Their website has provided hotlines : "Lufthansa and Germanwings have established a telephone hotline. The numbers 0800 014 8904 (UK) and +1 407 362 0632 (worldwide) are available to all the families of the passengers involved for care and assistance."

The German Lufthansa owned airline Germanwings GmbH is a low-cost airline with headquarters in Cologne.

It seems like the air travel industry is not yet on the road to recovery since the string of catastrophic plane crashes that have occurred in the last year with majority of those being Asian airlines.

May God be with the families of those who perished in these difficult times.

Touchpad stopped working on windows 8 laptop? Here is how to fix it

If your laptop`s touch pad cursor does not work when  you log in to your user account ,try the solution below:

Step 1.Press the windows logo   key on you keyboard and type the word “mouse”

Step 2.The search window will show the results for your search, now use your   down key(arrow pointing downwards) on your keyboard to move to  “settings” right below the search box and press enter. Search Results for the  settings involving the keyword “mouse” will appear

Step 3:using your keyboard arrows move  to “Change mouse settings” and press enter

Step 4 :On your keyboard there is a key(Tab Key) with two arrows (one pointing left and other pointing right) ,usually found on the extreme left of  your keyboard. Keep pressing this key until you get to  the “Buttons” tab

Step  5: use  right keyboard arrow to move to the “Device settings” tab (pressing the right arrow  5 times will get you to the “Device settings” tab)

Step 6: On your keyboard there must be a key with two arrows (one pointing left and other pointing right),use this to move to the “enable ” button  and press  enter .

Step 7: Use the key again to move to the “ apply “ button at the bottom  ,press enter and your mouse should start working .


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4 Silly Things We Worry About In Our 20s

CC photo by Nina Matthews

As a twenty something year old  myself  I often worry about some of the most trivial things  at times,  so i just decided  to share my thoughts on how one   can calm and/or get rid of some of these "worries".

This post is obviously not  exclusively for  those in their twenties because we all worry about some if not all of these issues at some point in time regardless of age.

1.Not being involved in a romantic relationship

Seeing some of your friends getting hitched,  others moving from one relationship to another with  relative ease (seemingly) may lead you to ask yourself "how come i  am the only one who is not in a relationship, what`s  wrong with me " ,well here is what's wrong with you: comparing yourself  to other people that`s whats wrong with you. 

Relationships are not something you go around searching for like your lost puppy, its all about “random opportunities” if I may .All you need to do is to try and always look and feel your best at all times be open to meeting new people  and if you meet a girl you like  make a move please.

2.Feeling ugly

You would think by the time most people are in their twenties they are comfortable with their physical attributes but that’s not the case unfortunately.

You  may not resemble   a famous movie star that men and /or women drool over(probably cause they have had a lot of help to make them look that ”good”),but what ever you may look like there isn't much you can do to change it beyond working out and  good hygiene practices.

You my fellow human  have to learn to be comfortable in your own skin.If you feel ugly you look ugly and if you feel sexy you look sexy that’s all I can say.

Flickr CC image by Greg

3.What if I do not get employed after  I graduate( not silly)?.

This may seem like an understandable fear  considering that at the moment many big companies are laying off workers  like yesterdays garbage.

One of the best ways to increase your employability cred is taking up internship jobs related to your major during your vacations ,this helps you make contacts with some of the more established people in  the field you want to be employed in  after graduation,

These internships also go a long way in pimping  your resume as far as experience is concerned as this will give you an edge over other fellow graduates since  experience is a greatly valued asset by prospective employers.

 For more advice on how you can improve your chances of getting employed after graduation check out kiplinger.com

4.Nobody ever invites me to parties or guys nights out.

For the love of mankind you are no longer a teenager any more and really what do you benefit from these parties and nights out ?.

If you had not realized it yet your twenties  are the most life changing years of your earthly life(excuse the pun) , how and what you spend  your time (on)  will have an impact on the rest of your life so it’s a good thing that you are not invited to any booze  driven events and if you are still engaging in such trivial events/functions please stop unless you do not really care much about building a strong foundation for your life and career.


Stop craving for approval from anyone because they will never give it to you ,that I can promise you.

5 Effective Changes You Can Make In Your Life To Be More Successful

CC image from Flickr by Günter Hentschel 

1.Starting your day an hour or two earlier( even 30 minutes earlier)

Starting your day earlier in the morning gives you a most needed head start for the day. You will have the time to gather your thoughts and plan for the day ahead or even put in some time towards your personal project,whatever it may be. 

All the most successful people in the world work up earlier than their less successful peers,a good  examples of such an individual is Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote who once mentioned  to CNN that he wakes up at 5 am every day regardless of what time he slept .

Another equally impressive example is Mark Zuckerberg who during his time in the Harvard dorm rooms sometimes  sacrificed an entire night of sleep in order to write code for Facebook before it had culminated into the social network giant   it is now ,making Mark a billionaire in the process. 

You may feel that 9 hours of sleep is so important to you but if you really want to be  successful in whatever craft you are into, sacrifices must be made and that  includes cutting back on your sleep.On the early  mornings there are much fewer distractions  thus you can get more work done.(Disclaimer: I am not telling to risk your health)

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 2. Deleting your Facebook  and Twitter accounts(Permanently)

It might seem ironic that I just gave a shout out to Zuckerberg and Facebook and now I am advising you to delete your beloved Facebook(and Twitter) account but I have my reasons (valid ones at that) so read on.

 Many Facebook users can easily spend 30 minutes staring on their Facebook homepage waiting for something to  happen ,waiting for a  notification  of some sort ,like someone 'liking' their photo or "liking" their status update or whatever trivial event they are waiting for to happen.

Imagine what you could achieve  if you directed that 30 minutes of wasted time  a day to a productive activity.If you want an estimate of the total  amount you have spent(more like wasted) on Facebook since its inception checkout   TIME's  Facebook Time Machine .

Flickr CC image by Greg Westfall

 3. Working out

As the saying goes , if you look good you feel and if you feel good you do good. Besides feeling good and doing good some other notable benefits of working out on a regular basis include ,a sharpened memory,boost in brain power,improved self confidence among others. Note that these benefits are some of the most invaluable assets on your journey to success.

By the way how do you expect to run a major corporation  when you can not even take care of your body,think about it.Even just 5 mins a day any form of physical exercise that gets your heart rate up does the trick.

Flickr CC image courtesy of Rodrigo Galindez

4. Reading More

The more your read the more varied your vocabulary becomes. Being able to select the most suitable words to use in a particular situation (like striking a major  deal) could be  the X factor  in determining the outcome of that situation.

Some other priceless benefits of reading include improved brain connectivity,improved writing skills,better analytical skills.If you  do   not recognize how these benefits of reading can help you become more successful then maybe you should stop reading  this article now. 

If you are the lazy type  like me who  find scanning your eyes through seemingly never ending strings of text to be such a chore  you can try out the wonderful invention appropriately named audio books.You can  take advantage of the current promotion from amazon`s audible extension  where you can download  a free audio book of your choice.

5. Learning  (and becoming  competent) in at  least  one new technology related skill every year..

In this modern day and age if you  have even the most remote urge for success you must know that learning is lifetime commitment. With all the new technology coming out you have to be committed to learning(them),  particularly programming languages and other  computer related skills. 

Learning to use simple software like Microsoft Office(excel, outlook etc.) and the more advanced like learning SQL and any other computer  language from the plethora of programming languages will not do you any harm