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Technology MarketRe: Lumia And Android Tab For Sale by astronautog(m): 5:06pm On Nov 02, 2014
chizzily:
lumia has been sold. but tab is still available
SCAM ALERT!!!
PoliticsRe: Bomb Blast In Gombe, More Than 30 Killed (Photos) by astronautog(m): 4:25pm On Oct 31, 2014
I really don't knw who to support gej or others I remember last year when I was in gombe I even boarded a bus from that park to kaduna now all I can do is pray that my friend in gombe whose number is saying switched off is safe.I weep for nigeria we are bigger than this na
Nairaland GeneralBreaking News Over 30 Feared Dead In Gombe Blast by astronautog(op): 11:33am On Oct 31, 2014
About 30 were reported dead after an explosion rocked the
popular Gombe Line Transport Services Limited in Gombe
State.
According to eye witnesses the explosion was reported to
have occurred around 9:30 am today leaving many dead.
Fuller account of the story will be brought to you soon.www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/30-feared-dead-gombe-blast/
Technology MarketRe: Dell Insiron 1525 For Sale In Benin by astronautog(m): 11:26am On Oct 31, 2014
chizzily:
pH ke. lol make sure u drop evidence on how u were scammed o.
if u like put my name everywhere, I am not moved cs unlike u I have a clear conscience. bye kid.

BTW laptop has been sold
ok we shall see about that
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 7:27am On Oct 31, 2014
Pls stop dropping ur number here just contact me on watsapp
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 7:26am On Oct 31, 2014
Basketball - International - Euroleague Men, Group C
31.10.14 20:15
Code: 1528
Home win
FC Bayern Munich
Vs
Ea7-Emporio Armani Milano
Technology MarketRe: Dell Insiron 1525 For Sale In Benin by astronautog(m): 3:41am On Oct 31, 2014
Wats wrong with this 21 yrs old ph girl?? That doesn't change the fact that u are a scammer!!!I just started the enlightening campaign the world must know ur evil deeds I won't reply u again bye

BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 3:33am On Oct 31, 2014
astronautog:
Basketball - USA - NBA
31.10.14 01:00
Code: 760
Home win
Minnesota Timberwolves
Vs
Detroit Pistons
Game starts by 1am friday
bet won
Final score
01:00Minnesota Timberwolves - Detroit Pistons 97:91
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 9:42pm On Oct 30, 2014
Basketball - USA - NBA
31.10.14 01:00
Code: 760
Home win
Minnesota Timberwolves
Vs
Detroit Pistons
Game starts by 1am friday
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 5:17pm On Oct 30, 2014
astronautog:
30.10.14 13:10
Code: 3340
Away to win
Grigor Dimitrov
Vs
Andy Murray
ended as won bet haters no go see this one but once there is lost they must notify the world#i love my haters,sincerely no joke
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 10:02am On Oct 30, 2014
30.10.14 13:10
Code: 3340
Away to win
Grigor Dimitrov
Vs
Andy Murray
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 7:19am On Oct 29, 2014
Tennis - ATP - Paris, France
29.10.14 14:10
Code: 623
Home win
Sam Querrey
Vs
Feliciano Lopez
BusinessRe: How Much Have U Won From Football Betting? by astronautog(m): 10:12pm On Oct 28, 2014
Hmm when e come to bet I b #bado though I win some and lose some

BusinessRe: Merrybet Punt For Pride III by astronautog(m): 9:36pm On Oct 28, 2014
How do I join am a good punter
BusinessRe: Merrybet Punt For Pride III by astronautog(m): 6:55pm On Oct 28, 2014
How do I join pls @akraym
BusinessRe: Merrybet Punt For Pride III by astronautog(m): 6:22pm On Oct 28, 2014
[quote author=akraym post=27526035][/quote]boss can I join the game?
BusinessRe: Merrybet Punt For Pride III by astronautog(m): 5:30pm On Oct 28, 2014
ok lord of sport bet is here admin permission to join the game
Car TalkRe: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by astronautog(m): 3:40pm On Oct 28, 2014
Y kill someone if u can't risk being killed??
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 3:34pm On Oct 28, 2014
astronautog:
Basketball - Italy - A1
27.10.14 20:30
Code: 2746
Home win
Banco DI Sardegna Sassari
Vs
Enel Brindis
Ended as won bet
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 12:00pm On Oct 27, 2014
Basketball - Italy - A1
27.10.14 20:30
Code: 2746
Home win
Banco DI Sardegna Sassari
Vs
Enel Brindis
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 8:41am On Oct 25, 2014
^^ABeg no tym for haters saturday free pick
Tennis - ATP - Valencia, Spain
25.10.14 14:00
Code: 2113
Home win
David Ferrer
Vs
Andy Murray
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 4:35am On Oct 25, 2014
astronautog:
Its another friday and we are starting the weekend with a win!!weda haters likes it or not
...
Tennis - ATP - Basel, Switzerland
24/10/14
07:00PM
Code: 266
Home win
Roger Federer
Vs
Grigor Dimitrov

American Football - Canada - CFL24/10/14 11:30PM
Away win
Code: 2052
Ottawa Renegades
vs
Montreal Alouettes
And true to my words all games ended as won bets!!haters no go see this one....
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 4:20am On Oct 25, 2014
NnamdiN:
what exactly are you gonna do? Abeg no dey blow hot air here. Are you not ashamed of yourself? You were wrong. Just fuccking admit it.
to answer ur question capital NO am not.now FUCCK OFF
CareerRe: The Nigerian Engineer And The Oil/Gas Career Mentality by astronautog(m): 9:22am On Oct 24, 2014
Feraz:
It is a well-known fact that when the average Nigerian undergraduate studying Engineering is asked what path of career to choose from after leaving school, the person echoes “Oil/gas”. When you ask the person the reason for choosing that path, they have various reasons majorly being the pay for entry level is very attractive and other reasons like “the stress in the oil/gas industries is not much compared to other professions. Imagine sitting in the office most times doing nothing and at the end of the month, your phone rings and you see alert of N1.2m. I mean, who wouldn’t want to live the good life? Hahaha!!!” and it gets you wondering what good life? Is it a life where you provide your own water supply, your own security, your own electricity etc.? Is that what one terms a good life?

From the above, one wonders if the only branch of Engineering being studied in Nigeria is Petroleum Engineering. In my varsity, there are various branches which include – Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Civil, Chemical, Computer, Petroleum and Production Engineering. The same can be said of other universities in Nigeria as some offer other branches of Engineering in addition to the above. If various branches of Engineering is being offered, then why the oil/gas mentality? We have so focused in the oil/gas industries thereby leaving other branches to go comatose.

According to Wikipedia, Engineering is defined thus “Engineering (from Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare, meaning "to contrive, devise"wink is the application of scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge in order to invent, design, build, maintain, and improve structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes”. From the above definition, it is seen that Engineering goes beyond the oil/gas industries.

Here is an excerpt from Greatman5’s post and I quote – He also goes ahead to say (Apologies to my friends in the Medical fields. I mean no disrespect to your noble profession).

Looking at Mechanical Engineering for example as that is my field, there are fields to specialize in like Robotics, Aerospace, Aeronautics, Energy, Automobile, Automotive, Marine etc. but you wonder why we do not have so many firms that focus on the above listed. Just recently, India joined the leagues of nations that have sent space probes to Mars and you wonder, where are the Mechanical Engineers in Nigeria? This same country also make various machines and export to nations and it was not long they started doing all these. USA has the likes of NASA, Boeing and other Engineering firms not related to the oil/gas industry. Japan the same with Toyota, Nissan, Kawasaki Heavy Industries etc. What about South Korea? We use their product Hyundai and they also design and build ships for nations. These are just few examples and they all have one thing in common, they are not related to the oil/gas industries. What crime is it if we as Mechanical Engineers come together and create our technology to match our climate while designing also, for other nations?

We may cite Innoson, ANAMCO and other firms the government has allowed to set up industries in Nigeria as examples but is that enough? We are well aware of the power issues we face as a nation. Energy development is still in its infancy stage in the country so why must we kill ourselves looking for a career in the oil/gas industry? Energy is the second most lucrative industry in the world after oil/gas so whatever happened to advancing this sector? This is time for us to come together and develop our power sector instead of relying on others to do so for us. We have the resources to push for constant power supply and other means of using energy but why is it not so? What of the ergonomics aspect of Engineering? Or do we think the way we seat and relax aren’t thought about? The chairs we use in the office, who do we think design them?

How about having firms in Nigeria that can rival that of Lockheed Martins, Rolls-Royce and co? Producing just engines to power automobiles (planes, cars, trains etc.) could employ nothing less than 10, 000. If opportunities abound in these, why do we rush for the oil/gas industries? Is it wrong to have a stake in the International Space Station? We always want to work in the oil/gas industry forgetting that some of the equipment needed there is designed and manufactured by the Mechanical Engineers. Just some days ago, we heard of the Dockwise Blue Marlin and opened our mouths in awe. Was that vessel not built by Engineers who saw a need for improving the transportation of water bodies instead of wanting to work in the oil/gas industry?

We should also not forget the bio-medical field where equipment like Magnetic Resonance Imaging - MRI, CT, Ultrasound machine, X-ray machine, Anesthetic machine etc. are designed to specifications, taking into consideration the materials to be used for the above since it deals with life which are all manufactured by the different branches of Engineering (components like the controls, the nuts, bolts, gears, shafts, the programming aspect of it, the micro-controllers to be embedded etc.)

Coming down to other fields like Elect/Elect, Computer and others, is it a crime if Nigeria is known to produce the best chips, processors and fiber optics cables in the world? When are we going to have our own Silicon Valley? What about having a large conglomerate like Schneider? What about aspiring to be like Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Acer etc.? We all use their phone – Samsung, even argue about how it is better than Nokia and we are yet to make one. I have a friend, my set mate who is already thinking of setting up her own electronics firm and believe me, with dedication to it, she’s going to be big.

The Civil Engineering in Nigeria is one field I must commend as they have tried as can be seen in the various constructions they are involved in but it still not enough. I believe we can still take this branch of Engineering higher by designing and constructing buildings that will make the world wow at our structures.

There was a topic I created about students’ inventions and check all; none has to do with oil/gas. What they all invented is something the world will come to later appreciate; inventions like 3D nail polish, the odorless toilet, the spidey suit, the gel that stops blood flow, the nail polish that tells if your drink is spiked etc. and they are all undergraduates.

Most times, we tend to insult our brothers across the Niger River but most are self-employed and not roaming the streets with this oil/gas mentality making things that we need. Things ranging from clothes to shoes to spare parts (we say it is substandard but have we ever thought of getting into this business and forming a firm while raising production to international standards instead of castigating them? I am not encouraging substandard products by the way).

And do not get me started with the supposed Engineering bodies – COREN and NSE of which I honestly do not see their functions in Nigeria except to depend on government handout and bribe while forgetting their primary function which is to advance Engineering in Nigeria. I have not seen or heard of any event being sponsored by them to aid students’ interest in the field of Engineering. Check the contents of both websites and tell me what you think. Check the contents of the Energy Dept. of Nigeria. No news on innovation except the never-ending promises of the government.

If we really must advance Engineering in Nigeria, we need to do away with the mentality of working only in the oil/gas industry and focus on other aspects of Engineering that will help us solve the numerous problems we as a nation have; which will put us in the developed nations of the world while according us the respect we deserve and this in turn will make our African brothers pick up and realize their potentials reducing wars and dependency on aids being offered us by nations.

N.B: Apologies for any typos here as this was written under the influence of garri and egusi soup. Also, for anything I am ignorant about in the above write-up, please, do correct me as I am still acquiring knowledge. Then again, I am not generalizing in the above write-up neither am I saying one should not work in the oil/gas sector because every branch of Engineering is needed in the sector. Thank you.
I rep electrical/electronics osheeeee future nasa astronaut
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 8:19am On Oct 24, 2014
chizzily:
for a guy,you talk too much.
I already know you are a coward.
do your worse and stop barking like a dog.
permission granted thanks sweet heart God bless you for me #kisses
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op):
Its another friday and we are starting the weekend with a win!!weda haters likes it or not
...
Tennis - ATP - Basel, Switzerland
24/10/14
07:00PM
Code: 266
Home win
Roger Federer
Vs
Grigor Dimitrov

American Football - Canada - CFL24/10/14 11:30PM
Away win
Code: 2052
Ottawa Renegades
vs
Montreal Alouettes

And true to my words all games ended as won bets!!haters no go see this one....
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 7:35am On Oct 24, 2014
overdrive:
E don do u shld let sleeping dogs lie,are u not an African man,why u dey fight woman.
U shld know na them get mouth pass so let it pass also remember she is ur customer and d customer is always right abi?
when a thread has my name boldly written on it as scam??lol bros she has done her worse I won show wickedness its her mum that wud call her to ask her wats the meaning of this?by the tym. A useless topic with her name goes viral
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 6:08am On Oct 24, 2014
lovemko:
@chizzily... pls i understand exactly ur anger nd pain, but pls let it go nd tk heart, u are bitter this way cos he wronged u one way or sum how bt pls, dnt be so upset over ur loss nd d insults frm him, pls try get over it... u are born to win

@astron... my broda, do u at anypoint realise u are in business here? honestly u havnt been professional abt this your thread! i applaud ur tips that has been winning bt dat lady is a paid subber who u should treat so well regardless of wat she did... ur main aim should be to get more profit nd subscribers nt to bang words on ur own thread...
from all that has happened so far, who do u tink is winning or has won... if i was coming to subscribe nd i see dis kind of fite i would flee...
common man, get ur self together nd do ur tin... honestly i like ur stuff bt do it well
thank u
best comment ever!!honestly man at this point I don't need any subscriber I have done my best to ensure winnings but haters won't let me b,going as far as tagging me a scam she might have let go but astro havnt I must destroy her name back I swear and am already making plans cuz no peace for the wicked
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 3:16pm On Oct 23, 2014
^^^ wats wrong with this onehuh Na new tin??seems u have been waitin for this a long tym
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 7:41am On Oct 23, 2014
yomade007:
Handball - Germany - DHB Pokal
22.10.14 19:00
Code: 956
Away win
Wilhelmshavener HV
Vs
VfL Bad Schwartau

Tennis - ATP - Valencia, Spain
22.10.14 16:00
Code: 548
Away win
Pablo Carreno-Busta
Vs
Feliciano Lopez

Both Games Red Botton.
Sorry Case....
yes both games lost u are quick to spot loss but all other winnings u no come post say they won#hate anyway better days ahead
BusinessRe: Expert Accumulator Picks - Weekend Football Betting by astronautog(m): 3:48pm On Oct 22, 2014
GP15:
Beware of that guy astronautog. He is a scam
its ur useless fada that is a scam fool
BusinessRe: Sport Betting Lord-surest Daily Picks by astronautog(op): 8:26am On Oct 22, 2014
sportbetcodes:
Sorry for the post. I am not here to post tips but just to give punters a better way of predicting and staking wisely. I hope you understand. Thanks
I understand baba no wahala

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