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Ingredients 4 chicken thighs 2 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil rosemary sage tarragon salt pepper 6 Tbsp of bread crumbs 2 Tbsp of honey 2 Tbsp of vinegar   Preparation 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F. 2. Wash and dry the chicken thighs. 3. Mince the herbs. 4. In a bowl put the extra virgin olive oil, the minced herbs, salt and pepper. 5. Put the chicken inside the bowl and gently massage the chicken with the oil and herbs mixture. 6. Pass each thigh on the breadcrumbs and put on an oven tray covered with parchment paper. 7. Cook until well done, from 50 minutes to one hour, depending on your oven and the weight of the chicken pieces. 8. At half cooking time, turn each piece to the other side. 9. Prepare a sauce mixing the honey and vinegar. 10. Five minutes before taking the chicken out of the oven, brush each piece with the sauce.  

"We have completed the steps necessary to finalize Microsoft’s acquisition of the Nokia Devices and Services business. The transaction will be completed this Friday, April 25, when we’ll officially welcome the Nokia Devices and Services business as part of the Microsoft family,” Microsoft said in a statement. Microsoft also stated that the purchase would allow the company to speed up innovation. “The completion of this acquisition follows several months of planning and will mark a key step on the journey towards integration. This acquisition will help Microsoft accelerate innovation and market adoption for Windows Phones. In addition, we look forward to introducing the next billion customers to Microsoft services via Nokia mobile phones.” As with any multinational agreement of this size, scale and complexity, the two companies have made adjustments to the original deal throughout the close preparation process. “We’ve entered into numerous agreements to address ...

South Africa’s Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan Gordhan, Minister of Finance for South Africa, chaired the panel and said, “as Africans, we have to be very creative in deciding what kind of niche we want to explore.” He said that Africa must resist “short term-ism,” and focus on beneficial coordination over harmful competition. He acknowledged that “we have a lot of confidence in ourselves,” but posed the question, what can Africa do that is innovative and different in order to become competitive in the global marketplace? Yvonne Okwara, Presenter for KTN, moderated the session and began by asking Donald Kaberuka, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), if the technologies Africa has been importing were adopted with the local context in mind. Kaberuka suggested that industrialization is more than technology. He said the most important thing was a “winning mindset.” He was emphatic on that point, and shortly thereafter, Mariam Mahamat Nour, Minister...

She Leads Africa is launching a competition that seeks to empower women within the continent’s entrepreneurial tech scene. The platform seeks to connect promising individuals to mentors, business funding and new market opportunities. With a special focus on tech, the competition will take place during the month of September  2014, applications for the competition will be taken from across West Africa in order to identify the top ten talented female entrepreneurs who have founded or co-founded early stage startups. Lead organiser, Afua Osei, stated that: “The continent will not be able to reach its full potential without the full economic participation of women.” Finalists will be selected by professionals in consulting, venture capital, and the finance industry based on the strength of their idea, ability to scale, understanding of the market, and quality of the management team. Special consideration will be given to entrepreneurs in the technology sector. Fin...

Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Phoenix Distribution Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Phoenix Distribution, says people need to be more careful about what information they share on the Internet. “This goes hand in hand with protecting your identity, and therefore your reputation.” He says just as technology enables people to check out possible companies where they see a job opportunity, it enables those companies who are looking to hire to check out prospective staff. “Your digital footprint tells a lot more than you might think. A few clicks of the mouse and your prospective employers could find out a lot more information about you than you may be comfortable with.” Moreover, he says to consider just in the past day how often you might have used the Internet. “Perhaps you’ve updated your Facebook status, checked your email, read the news, done some online banking, or even had a Skype call with a friend overseas. Even when you are no longer connected to the Internet, the ...

McAfee, part of Intel Security, has announced the latest version of McAfee Mobile Security that now enables consumers to instantly run free privacy and security scans. These scans allow users to identify apps that are over sharing personal information. It also scans for and removes malware and looks for other security threats. McAfee makes it simple for users to perform these scans as soon as the product is installed. McAfee Mobile Security also allows users to easily remove apps that pose significant risks. According to McAfee’s Consumer Mobile Security Report, 80% of mobile apps today collect location information about users, 82% know the device ID, and 57% track when people use their phones. Additionally, the apps that aggressively and often unnecessarily collect data leverage potentially dangerous ad libraries, and 35% of these apps contain malware. “The personal data some apps collect can be beneficial to enhancing your mobile experience, however many apps ...

KENYAN dancehall-ragga artiste Skeleton Man is nursing injuries sustained from a road accident in Nairobi last week. The singer, who is riding high with his latest single dubbed Uhuru Innocent, was in the company of three other close friends when the car they were travelling in collided with another vehicle at the Globe roundabout underpass. According to him, the four were heading to the CBD when another car rammed into them forcing their car to veer off the road, hitting a concrete pillar. "We were headed to town from Ngara after a reggae show at the Sarakasi Dome's Sawa Sawa Club when the accident occurred. It was so nasty that one of my friends, Paul Kanyiri aka Elephant Man, who sustained deep cuts on the head died some minutes later at Kenyatta National Hospital. The rest of us were treated for the injuries sustained and discharged, but it was really a sad night having lost one of my closest buddies. He was a great supporter of my work and it's hard t...