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atlantisls:
Well, now they'll know more about what is going on in our Navy! and that's simply access to more information!

OK. But why would they need to know more? Moreover, look in the link below under Navy fleet to see how many other ships were acquired from the US. How about the ships acquired from UK and Germany? Are you sure those are safe? Pretty much every country that supplied a ship to Nigeria are considered die-hard allies of the US. Maybe we should return all the ships as they could be bugged by their respective suppliers and the information gained will be given to the arch-enemy of Nigeria, the US?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Navy

While you're at it, you might want to monitor the computer parts, spare parts, machinery, technological equipment, food, and drinks coming from the US as they too might be bugged or used to read your mind!

atlantisls:
I was once taught this in school. The USA donated photocopying machines to Saddam in the 80s and he recieved it with open arms. Unfortunately, every document that was copied on all the machies were duplicated to US intelligence. That's how they got to get so much intel on Saddam. Think about what we risk as a nation if this ship has been bugged before they sent it down to us, There's no free lunch in the USA buddies, they give with the right hand, they take with the right hand and two feet! They should have sent that thing to somalia to fight piracy. We sure don't need it here.

Lol…someone that is already parading the market square naked is worried about being given a piece of transparent clothing to cover his groin!

1. They can listen and monitor your phone calls.
2. They can monitor your air space.
3. They can see different parts of the country at almost anytime.
4. They even get information volunteered to them by the politicians and military leaders.

What new information can bugging the ship provide?

Tom Ford:
1968?

c'mon,there are countless warships,subs and the likes which have been decommissioned in russia(as a result of the end of the cold war)
why not look towards that direction?A 1968 cutter will likely cost more to maintain
The navy should be strategizing on how best to do business with the russians cos time has shown they are unparalleled and unrivaled when it comes to deep sea combat as well as in surface tech

btw what's wrong with your Government that it simply can not say 'thanks but no thanks' or betterstill,why not request to be taught how to build/design,operate,maintain such tech?

Not trying to single you out as most people are guilty of the same but can you point to any evidence of this apart from your opinion? Linked articles or scholarly written papers? Anything at all?

cap28:
I beleive the nigerian govt are being set up for a takeover by Boko Haram which i beleive is being funded and armed by the CIA.

Why is the US doing this? - because nigeria is turning away from trade with the US in favour of China - recently nigeria converted 10% of its foreign reserves into the remnimbi - this startled the US - nigeria's central bank governor Lamido Sanusi even went as far as saying that nigeria may explore the possibility of selling its oil in exchange for the remnimbi and not the US dollar - the nigerian govt are covertly trying to dump the dollar because they can see that the US economy is about to collapse but the US will not take this without a fight - every oil producing country that has tried to escape US economic domination by looking for much more favourable trading partners end up being destroyed : Iraq and Libya are two recent examples.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-756708.0.html

I guess you spoke too soon? Care to retract your statements?

By Omoh Gabriel, with Agency report
LAGOS — THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said the apex bank has reached the desired degree of stability for the naira and does not have a cause to be concerned over inflation due mostly to recent stability in its core components.

This implies that the CBN may have gone back on its plan to devalue the naira.

Speaking before the bank’s monetary policy committee meeting yesterday, Sanusi told Reuters that the bank might reduce its exposure to the euro and buy renminbi.

He said: “When the naira reached N167 to the US dollar in October, every currency was going through a crisis. Now, we have retraced that. We have created the stability that we needed. We have stopped the panic” in an interview on the sidelines of a conference in the Moroccan city Tangier.

Asked if the CBN has reached the desired degree of stability for the naira, Sanusi said: “I think we have and I think that within the next few days you might hear an announcement on what the sense is.”

Inflation rose to 10.5 per cent in October from 10.3 per cent in September, but Sanusi said a breakdown of month-on-month numbers shows that “inflation has come down on all three components: headline, core and food inflation.”

According to him, “year-on-year, core (inflation) hasn’t increased which has not been the increasing trend seen in the past. Month-to-month (inflation) has been moderating and core (inflation) is also not increasing (which) would suggest that as far as non-structural components are concerned at this moment … we don’t have a cause for concern.”

Sanusi also said the CBN might reduce its exposure to the euro currency, saying: “We have not increased (exposure to the euro) since the crisis started in Europe. We have held [i]more [/i]and more U.S. dollars. We have missed the train on the Swiss franc; I wish we had gone in earlier. I think we missed the train.

“But we are trying to move some into renminbi and while we move some dollars we will probably move more euros, more out of the euro.”

Asked if this meant arbitrage deals to the detriment of the euro, Sanusi said: “Most likely.”

Sanusi is not as concerned about the euro currency as he is about the fortunes of European economies. “If they go into a deep recession, it is likely to affect commodity prices and with that the price of oil and then it will come with difficulty for us in terms of the fiscal position of the government, the reserves positions and the exchange rate,” he said.

The bulk of Nigeria’s oil exports go to the United States, Sanusi said. “The United States and Europe together account for about 80 percent or more. What we export to China and African countries is probably about 20 per cent.”

Sanusi reckoned that any crash in oil prices from a potential recession in Europe would not be as acute as it was in 2008.

“The (oil) market is a little bit tight at the moment. Libya will take time to get back on stream , Iraq is back on stream … The market seems to be driven by fundamentals. So the crash in the oil price, in the event of a recession, is not likely to be as steep as it was in 2008 for example.

“There would be a decline in demand but the supply condition is also tight … I think there would be a collapse if there is a recession but it will not be anywhere near what we have seen in 2008.”


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/sanusi-retraces-devaluation-plan-says-naira-at-desired-stability/

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-807778.0.html


So much for the US going bust!!!

it is well:
I hope this stuff will not be like the scanner donated by US and it could not differentiate btw akpu and drugs.

The scanner only shows what's within your intestines and it's up to the operators to make a conclusion. Humans determine if it is likely to be drugs or not. Here's what they should have seen:

Frendys:
American can do crazy things atimes. Is it this kind of gift that we need for now? Do you know what it takes to maintain a modern war boat not to mention antiquated cruzer boat like this?

I weep for American and my beloved country Nigeria because the two do not really understand their needs in order of priority.

We need light and employment and other infrastructural rehabilititation including the roads, refineries and the textile industries in the North of Nigeria. Until these things are in place, Nigerians will continue to flock in their millions to the United States and other developed countries of the world. Amongst this flock will be the terrible ones that may not fit into that society creating problems for them and giving our country a bad image.

The most needful and immediate gifts to Nigeria now is in the area of electricity supply and revamping of moribound industries that would create jobs and dissuade the youths from seeking life outside the country by all means.

No doubt, security is very important but we need to tackle security with modern equipment and strategies. I do not think a war boat could be deployed to the Northern part of the country to tackle the Boko Haram menace. Modern intelligence gathering using sophisticated communication equipment will help.

'Dashing' the nation an old war boat is solely in the interest of America as a nation. It would be too expensive for us to operate and maintain the boat and I foresee it would be abandoned in no time.

Our leaders should learn to make the right requests and refuse to accept gifts that are really not in our best interest!

You seem to think that it will be too expensive for Nigeria to maintain the ship, yet there are others that think that Nigeria can afford a new boat.

You are right be stating that the immediate need of Nigeria is to combat the Boko Haram menace but you also have to realize that you don’t want your security apparatus to be mostly reactionary. You do have to plan ahead and try to nip problems in the bud before it becomes cancerous.

If Nigeria had tried to allocate a substantial amount of money in developing its modern equipment arsenal to combat threats that Boko Haram posses just a few years ago, people would have been shouting that money is being wasted on something not needed.

All I’m saying is that, you can’t just develop capability overnight, even if you have the money, because the most modern arsenal will be useless in the hands of untrained people. The security threat of yesterday was MEND; today it is Boko Haram; do you know who the threat might be from tomorrow?

When speaking to the person, just ask if he/she wants a piece of gum. If the person says no, laughingly tell the person, "I insist." If the person still doesn't get the hint, tell him/her that, "I think you need it."

The key is always to be subtle. Don't just come out and say, "you have a bad breath" unless you're really close to the person and he/she won't be embarrassed by you.

cap28:
it sounds like you are another one of those ignoramuses who exist in a parallel universe rather than the real world - perhaps these facts will jog you out of your comatose state:


40 million americans are currently in receipt of food stamps

american corporations continue to cut thousands of jobs and ship most of them out to the third world where people will work for starvation wages.

the few jobs that are being created are being taken on by immigrants who are more than grateful to work for the kind of money no self respecting american citizen would accept.

the US govts only solution to its imminent economic collapse is to keep printing more and more money which is devaluing the dollar even further and causing inflation.

the US is currently running a federal and trade deficit - the federal deficit is now running at $15 trillion, it will never be able to repay this debt and as a result relies on issuing of treasury bonds to stay afloat.

china and japan are the largest holders of US treasury bills and both countries can decide to sink the US economy by unpegging their currency from the US dollar and looking for alternative markets to sell their goods to. there is a real possibility that this could happen because the ongoing depreciation of the dollar is making it more and more unattractive to its main trading partners.

china has actually increased its trade with many african countries and therefore the chances of china deciding to dump the dollar once and for all are looking more and more likely once china does this other countries will follow suit and there will be a blind panic by almost every country with significant dollar holdings to rid themselves of them.

investors have also demonstrated thier lack of confidence in dollar denominated investments by switching to buying other currencies or buying gold - the chinese are buyign huge amounts of gold.

the above facts are clear indications that the US economy is on its death bed but if you want to keep living in cloud cuckoo land thats your prerogative but im not suprised by your attitude as most nigerians are only able to function by living in denial.

If you want me to engage in any further discussion with you on this topic, you will need to cite articles and/or link to numbers to back up your assertions. So far, all I’ve seen is just your opinion colored by your disdain for US.

I seem to remember arguing with you awhile ago about work after law school. You should know better that you can’t just make claims without citation, and you also can’t just present your opinions as facts.

Back up your outrageous claims with a credible source to bolster your arguments and I'll respond to them.

cap28:
I beleive the nigerian govt are being set up for a takeover by Boko Haram which i beleive is being funded and armed by the CIA.

Why is the US doing this? - because nigeria is turning away from trade with the US in favour of China - recently nigeria converted 10% of its foreign reserves into the remnimbi - this startled the US - nigeria's  central bank governor Lamido Sanusi even went as far as saying that nigeria may explore the possibility of selling its oil in exchange for the remnimbi and not the US dollar - the nigerian govt are covertly trying to dump the dollar because they can see that the US economy is about to collapse but the US will not take this without a fight  - every oil producing country that has tried to escape US economic domination by looking for much more favourable trading partners end up being destroyed : Iraq and  Libya are two recent examples.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-756708.0.html

Sorry to break it to you but your belief is about worthless as my belief in fairy tales. For your belief to be believable, you need to back it up with facts and not opinions.

Is Nigeria the only country moving away from dollar? The US economy is about to collapse? Hardly!!

The US economy may end 2011 growing at its fastest clip in 18 months as analysts increase their forecasts for the fourth quarter just a few months after a slowdown raised concern among investors.

Economists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York now see gross domestic product rising 3% in the final quarter, up from a previous prediction of 2.5%. Macroeconomic Advisers in St. Louis increased its forecast to 3.2% from 2.9% at the start of November, while New York-based Morgan Stanley boosted its outlook to 3.5% from 3%.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/us-q4-economic-growth-may-be-fastest-in-6-quarters-analysts/articleshow/10793529.cms


The following articles should help you better understand the currency war going on and why every country is trying to devalue their currency.

http://www.newsy.com/videos/race-to-the-bottom-new-stage-of-global-currency-war/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-04/currency-wars-enter-new-stage-as-chances-of-fed-asset-purchases-escalate.html

cap28:
Al Qaeda is a creation of this man:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-bxx7OyZ0[/flash]

the US govt created armed and funded the mujahideen who were used to overthrow a democratically elected govt in afghanistan - this man Zbignew Brzinski created this group which later came to be known as Al Qaeda - Al Qaeda is a creation of the CIA. Brzinski currently serves as Obama's foreign policy adviser.

I see that you're trying to come with it but you got your facts twisted. The war in Afghanistan was a proxy war between the US and Soviet Union during the cold war.

The origins of al-Qaeda as a network inspiring terrorism around the world and training operatives can be traced to the Soviet War in Afghanistan (December 1979 – February 1989).[70] The U.S. viewed the conflict in Afghanistan, with the Afghan Marxists and allied Soviet troops on one side and the native Afghan mujahideen, some of whom were radical Islamic militants, on the other, as a blatant case of Soviet expansionism and aggression. The U.S. channeled funds through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency to the Afghan Mujahideen fighting the Soviet occupation in a CIA program called Operation Cyclone.[71][72]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9587042#msg9587042 date=1321649000]Oh how sweet! They really really have a BIG heart. Please! Save the BS for someone who doesn't know chess. I'm no fool. It's all about interest in money and not people. Can believe you typed that. SMH.[/quote]Are you just so blinded by your paranoia that you can't see that I was agreeing with you? I did say "You are very correct" didn't I? The rest of the paragraph merely pointed to the fact that most people in the world would only intervene in situations they have interest in.

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9587042#msg9587042 date=1321649000]Shut your damn mouth you slave! You are a disgrace for this comment!!! [/quote]What is it with Nigerians and insult? Does the insult help you get your point across or do you think that you have monopoly on insults? Why can’t you just make your point without the name calling?

By the way, the paragraph you’re insulting me over was just meant to show why the West will always have interest in “us”.

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9587042#msg9587042 date=1321649000]Exactly, ya can't name any. South Sudan just became recognized because they accepted deals by the west which involves their oil and a military base being set up there. Think, think,think. They have had they own country inside of a country for a while now because of their strong will to fight.[/quote]You said I should name one and I did. Do you want another one? So if South Sudan was already a country and they have a strong will to fight, why the referendum? Was the referendum not about having autonomy and controlling their destiny? How much oil does South Sudan have and which country has access to it?

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9587042#msg9587042 date=1321649000]Just like I thought, you can't even answer the question,lol. Morphed my foot. Who told you that it morphed into an "ideology"? What was it before? You say they have factions but are not centralized? Do you hear yourself,lol? Ok so, before it became "decentralized", where was its headquarters and when did it become decentralized?[/quote]Al Qaeda was started by mujahideens that fought during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the group was headed by Osama.

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9587042#msg9587042 date=1321649000]If what you are saying is the truth then there should be no bombs going off now should there? There is no way you can predict such a think and you not be involved in it,period. Gbam! Gbosa![/quote]I don’t even know where to begin. Your “rational” thoughts are scary! Try to put a little more thought into your responses if you want me to reply.

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9586050#msg9586050 date=1321638235]Why would the west continue to involve themselves in billion dollar wars when there countries economies are in terrible conditions,especially europe? Its not about pro or anti it is about interest.[/quote]You are very correct that they only involve themselves in countries in which they have interests. Here’s a question to you. Would you intervene on your younger sibling’s behalf if he/she needs help? If you would, why? Could it be because you have interest in your brother/sister’s wellbeing?

The Western countries, especially those with colonial ties are forever joined at the hip with us because of history. The relationship becomes even more complicated because they have or seek what we have which is one of the reasons we were their colony in the past.   

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9586050#msg9586050 date=1321638235]Has any country in africa benefitted from their "help"?Name one and how?[/quote]South Sudan by having a referendum to break away.


[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9586050#msg9586050 date=1321638235]who is al qaeda, who is the leader, where is their headquarters, where is there network, are they invisible people sitting on the edge of every third world country waiting for the perfect time to appear and walk further in to cause destruction?[/quote]Al Qaeda has morphed into an ideology. They are no more centralized or should I say have different factions?

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9586050#msg9586050 date=1321638235]How come the west always happens to know "it's alqaeda"?[/quote]Al Qaeda has morphed into an ideology but it is not always Al Qaeda. The kidnappings in Somalia is not Al Qaeda. Al-Shabaab is not Al Qaeda. Hamas is not Al Qaeda.  The Haqqani network is not Al Qaeda.


[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9586050#msg9586050 date=1321638235]Since when do the Hausa man start bombing because of Islam? If the hausa man want complete islam he will riot and use dagger like always and only target christians and southerners. All of this stuff is seeming to happened right close to their Nigeria disintegration prediction. I dont think they are Nostradamus. [/quote]How do you think they came up with the prediction? Do you think that the US is like Nigeria where you can spend billions of dollars without doing anything? Don’t you know that there are agencies that have people evaluating every region of the world 24/7? They are not Nostradamus but they do have very smart people that live and breathe stuff like this.

frosbel:
^^
I was about to say that, you beat me to it 

Prepare for drones in the North 

[img]http://supportdanielboyd.files./2010/05/drone1.jpg[/img]

The West will use any opportunity to tighten their grip on oil resources worldwide.

We must not allow them , otherwise we might as well say goodbye to Nigeria.

You only need to look at Afghanistan , Iraq and Libya and now Syria.

Any country they go to for purposes of so called ' assistance ' always ends with more chaos.

Tighten grip on the same oil that is being sold to them for the foreseeable future? Can you rate how the government is currently doing handling the crisis?

[quote author=Chyz* link=topic=806613.msg9585905#msg9585905 date=1321636545]Propaganda. Nigeria prepare for invasion by the west.[/quote]Can you show me the bias in the article? Why would the West want to invade if they're already getting everything Nigeria has to offer? AFAIK, the current Nigerian government is not anti-America and might even be thought of as pro-America. Why invade to make the country unstable?

By By Paul Cruickshank and Tim Lister, CNN
updated 2:31 AM EST, Fri November 18, 2011


(CNN) -- Two weeks ago, dozens of armed men descended on a town in northern Nigeria and killed more than 100 people in a coordinated series of bombings and gun attacks.

Many of those targeted were Christians, but police stations and mosques deemed "insufficiently Islamic" were also attacked.

The town was Damataru, capital of the Nigerian state of Yobe, and the assailants belonged to the group Boko Haram, which translates from the local Hausa as "Western education is outlawed."

In two years, Boko Haram has morphed from a radical Muslim sect into an insurgency responsible for dozens of attacks in Nigeria and beyond. Western intelligence analysts believe it is also developing links with al Qaeda affiliates in Africa.

Boko Haram's targets include police outposts and churches, as well as places associated with 'western influence.' Its signature attack is a Karachi-style drive-by shooting from a motorbike, but this year it has begun a campaign of suicide vehicle attacks.

In Maiduguri, the epicenter of the insurgency, there is a heavy military presence, with security checkpoints, sandbagged military positions and the scars left by bomb attacks.

House-to-house searches are common. A senior military officer admitted last week that Maiduguri was a dangerous place, with "miscreants" slipping across the nearby borders with Chad and Niger. The Nigerian authorities seem unable to overcome Boko Haram -- and its growing footprint worries neighboring states and the U.S. Africa Command.

Many Christians in northeastern Nigeria have fled their homes as the violence has worsened this year.
A government offer of amnesty has had little effect; the deployment of 20,000 Nigerian troops to deal with ethnic and religious violence has failed to subdue the group.

President Goodluck Jonathan has warned of "swift and certain justice for criminal elements" -- but analysts say that the inefficiency of the Nigerian state, rampant corruption and a heavy-handed military response may play into Boko Haram's hands.

Until 2009, Boko Haram was a fundamentalist sect that espoused a Taliban-like interpretation of Islam. It did not advocate violence but it was hostile to Nigeria's Muslim leadership for its compromises with the 'infidel.'

One day in July that year, police stopped some of its members on motorbikes -- and told them to wear helmets. Tempers flared. When the bikers resisted, police opened fire -- killing nine members of the group, according to witness reports collected by Shehu Sani, the President of the Civil Rights Congress.

The Congress is an independent human rights group based in northern Nigeria, and Sani has had extensive contacts with figures in Boko Haram.

In the days after that confrontation, hundreds of Boko Haram members were killed in clashes with security services. Among them, the group's charismatic leader Mohammed Yusuf, who died while in the custody of police, according to Sani.

A secondary school dropout, Yusuf preached a strict application of Sharia law in northern Nigeria, arguing that the rich and connected had evaded Sharia despite its formal adoption by several Muslim-majority states in Nigeria. His message resonated with thousands of marginalized Muslims. Boko Haram can also draw on the deepening inequalities and religious divide between north and south Nigeria to help recruitment.

After the crackdown, security services accused the group of planning an armed jihad in Nigeria by stockpiling weapons, including guns, explosives, and grenades, and purchasing land for paramilitary training. A significant number of members fled to neighboring Niger and Chad. But far from this being a victory for the security services, it brought Boko Haram members into contact with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

According to U.S. officials, the groups have since forged a partnership -- with AQIM sharing its evolving expertise in suicide bombing.

"We know that there are increasingly frequent contacts, and indeed, training of members of Boko Haram by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and that's of great concern," Ambassador Anthony Holmes, U.S. Africa Command's civilian deputy said earlier this month. Algerian officials, long concerned at the growth of AQIM, have voiced the same concerns. And last week a senior Nigerian military officer told Reuters: "Boko Haram is al Qaeda."

In a global poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2009, a higher percentage of Nigerian Muslims (54%) stated they had confidence in Osama bin Laden than in any other Muslim-majority country.

Boko Haram's muscle was enhanced a year ago when the group freed at least a hundred of its members from a prison in Bauchi in northeastern Nigeria. This year, Boko Haram has begun looking to new horizons, including the capital, Abuja. In June, the group carried out its first suicide bombing -- attacking the National Police headquarters. Two months later -- in a dramatic escalation of its campaign -- it launched a suicide car bombing against the U.N. headquarters in Abuja, killing 23.
Boko Haram released a video featuring a martyrdom recording by the suicide bomber in the attack -- a-27-year-old from Maiduguri -- who praised Osama bin Laden and referred to the U.N. headquarters as a "forum of all the global evil."

The U.N. attack, Sani says, was likely an attempt by Boko Haram to embarrass the Nigerian government. He believes the group's Shura Council decided that attacking the U.N. would create less of a backlash against the group than directly targeting American interests.
"When they attacked the U.N. headquarters, they had to pass the American Embassy to Nigeria just a few meters away, but they knew the implications of targeting American interests: that things would get worse for them," Sani said.

U.S. officials believe some of those involved in that plot may have also trained with the al Qaeda linked militant group Al Shabaab in Somalia. In September, U.S. military officials warned that Boko Haram, AQIM, and al Shabaab might make common cause in targeting American interests in the region.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria warned that Boko Haram may be plotting to target three luxury hotels in Abuja.

Al Qaeda in West & Central Africa?
According to Shehu Sani, the group's agenda is still primarily local. "The origin of their fight is with the government of Nigeria and the security agencies," Sani said. "They want an end to the government's campaign against them and for them to pull troops out of northeastern Nigeria."

Analysts believe some Boko Haram members might be tempted by payouts made by the government to militants in the Niger Delta in recent years in exchange for their laying down arms. But one attempt at mediation has already ended in disaster. In September, a leading figure in Maiduguri connected to the group who sat down for talks with a former president of Nigeria was assassinated within 48 hours. Sani helped set up the meeting; he says he has since received death threats himself.

Security analysts are concerned the group may try to target Nigeria's oil industry in the Niger Delta, destabilizing supplies from the world's eighth largest oil exporter. Over the past decade, pipelines and rigs in the area have been repeatedly targeted by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The area is predominantly Christian and western intelligence sources say it would be difficult for Boko Haram to establish a presence there.

Human rights activists say for now, the authorities' crackdown in northern Nigeria may have the effect of radicalizing more Muslims. According to Sani and others tracking the group, Boko Haram has drawn its membership mainly from disaffected youngsters and unemployed graduates. But it has also gathered support among the professions.

Human Rights Watch says it has documented serious abuses by Nigerian police, including extrajudicial executions against suspected members of Boko Haram.

"The security forces are punishing people who they believe provide shelter to Boko Haram, but if you reveal the identity of Boko Haram fighters, then they'll kill you. You can see the dilemma," Sani said.
"If Nigerian government can't solve the problem, and the violence continues, then this virus will spread across the countries of west Africa and central Africa, emboldening the group and boosting its membership, making it a well-established part of al Qaeda," he said.

Today the Nigerian media, like its politicians, are full of advice to the government on how to tackle Boko Haram -- from an even tougher military response to renewed attempts at dialogue, another amnesty and a more comprehensive effort to address the root causes of the violence.
Neither carrot nor stick has worked so far.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/world/africa/nigeria-militants/index.html?hpt=hp_bn4#

[list]
[li]Did Innoson submit a bid to Lagos to supply them with buses? If they did supply a bid, was the bid competitive? If they didn’t supply a bid or did not know of the impending demand, they should fire their business manager.[/li]
[li]Is Innoson really manufacturing the buses or are they simply assembling them? What type of warranty are they providing? [/li]
[li]Are the buses safe for mass transit or is it a rolling coffin? If they're safe, how do you know?[/li]
[li]Can Innoson guarantee spare parts when needed? Are they financially solvent to be in business during the life span of the buses sold?[/li]
[li]Does Innoson even have the capacity to meet demand?[/li]
[/list]

Lastly, I think Innoson is in a great position to be a great company but they do have a lot of work ahead of them and at some point, they will need the support of the government to take them to the next level. If I were managing Innoson, I would focus on a single segment of the auto industry that can allow the company to grow into an international company.

When patent applications are written, there should be enough information in there to help “a person skilled in the art” understand and practice the invention. The problem occurs when the subject matter is not fully within my grasp or I've used it to eat eba. :-)

I don’t really remember majority of what I’ve searched which was why I made this thread to continually update when I use wiki.

Here’s what I remember from the last couple of months:
[list]
[li]I worked on an invention that detects the onset of ischaemia, arrhythmia, and other heart ailments by interpreting EKG signals (QRST) and alerting you and your doctor before the heart attack happens. I had no idea what QRST was. [/li]
[li]Even though I've never taken a class in Organic Chemistry in my life, I had to determine what the -COOR functional group is called and if it was part of the acid functional group because the inventor was saying something contradictory to the government official rejecting the invention. I hope I never have to see anything chemistry related again! [/li]
[li]I had to look up how “short sale” of a house works. [/li]
[li]A partner and I were arguing when trying to analyze how current flows in a particular circuit because he claims that you can measure voltage at a point and I said you need two points. His analysis of the circuit would have been wrong if he accepted that you need two points. Even having printing and giving him a wiki page, he wouldn't acknowledge that he was wrong and simple shifted the argument. [/li]
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yamakuza:
So, in effect, as an individual:

1. I invent

2. I patent the invention

3. I hope someone notices it and contacts me for licensing

4. I wait for them to use/infringe and them sue them

5. Or, i market it actively and hope to get good offers

looks like something for those with deep pockets!

lol, you can also use it as a market differentiator for products you sell or to make manufacturing the products cheaper. Unfortunately, anything patent related is for companies with deep pockets. It will cost between $1-5 million in court/attorney fees to sue someone for patent infringement.

Which is why you need to have an ulterior motive for patenting a patentable idea.

A patent can easily run about $15k for the life of the patent (20 years). Some companies will patent anything and everything just to say we have X number of patents because it objectively adds to the value of a company when trying to sell, while there are others that acquire patents for offensive/defensive reasons.

A company like Google will be patenting anything related to Andriod OS, multi-gesture, Ads, and search engine.

Nothing is currently developed in Nigeria except maybe in oil drilling. Almost everything that we use/buy is manufactured somewhere else by people who obtained patents in their countries of interest. If you have a patent, you'd most likely be looking at selling/licensing it to foreign companies that will incorporate it into their products.

yamakuza:
^ cool. I once "interned" with such a firm while in college (here in 9ja).

Summer job stuff. Nothing technical. Twas fun.

Lucky u!

It is very cool because of the range of subjects that one works on from day-to-day but it could also be very daunting if one lacks the fundamental knowledge to understand the invention.

For example, in the last couple of weeks, I’ve worked on LED control circuit, capsule endoscope, flip-chip structure, lens module, asynchronous boost converter, car door lock, bicycle suspension etc.

One day you’re trying to figure out what about a particular circuit/design makes it novel and the next day, you’re trying to figure out why a particular bicycle suspension is better.

You can see why Wikipedia is a life saver to someone like me!

yamakuza:
^ thot u were a lawyer?


I search for words/phrases used by Nairalanders.

Examples include :

jocund
schadenfreude
troglodyte


and so many more!

Yes, but I'm a Patent Attorney (aka Intellectual Property Attorney) and I represent clients in all issues related to obtaining patents. My primary area of technical expertise is electrical engineering which I also have a degree in but I deal with everything except pharmaceutical/chemistry type inventions.

I searched for how to translate logical memory into physical memory, and eventually found a link to page tables which has some info on what I was looking for.

At my job, I come across different terms/phrases daily that I feel I need more background information on and my first response is to Google the term and look for the wiki page on it.

What have you Googled/Wikied today?

Nobody want to die but I would rather die on my feet than on my knees!

Benelli M4 Super 90 or AR15s?

Siena:
The 2012 Audi Q7 is a revision of the current model, different interior and subtle external changes.

I haven't listed my cars, too many, lol. So far, 37 Audis, 5 Volkswagens, 3 BMW's, 3 Toyotas, 2 Volvos, 2 Fords, 1 Peugeot.

You do work for an Audi dealership and participate in the staff car buying scheme?

If the choice was mine to make, then I would choose any country that allows the following:
1. Me living up to my full potential.
2. Me having liberty and freedom.
3. Me having access to the best life has to offer.

Ayoobscom:
SAUDI ARABIA where there's no rich or poor, where there's justice and equity

an Island of peace and harmony where Shariah is being practiced

I think the Saudis would beg to differ even with their highly subsidized cost of living. I have absolutely nothing against Saudi but your perception is not reality.

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Here's a company that specializes in warehouse robots that makes shipping orders faster. The robots are currently used by companies including Zappos, GAP, and Toy "R" Us.

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Robots are here to stay and there are fields in robotics that are still up for grab, relatively speaking. Developing the skill sets needed to control a robot will go a long way in preparing graduates in the global market place for the type of products that require interfacing hardware and software. Here are some examples of some complicated and not so complicated robots:

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This type of competition could be a starting point.

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In my profession, I rarely run across Nigerians that are identifiable by their names. I’m currently working on a case that has an identifiable Nigerian name as the government’s representative (Examiner). I’m tempted to reach out to the person just to say, “Hi I would be submitting a brief on behalf of my client and I do notice that your name is of Nigerian origin…” but the person would know that my excuse for calling is flimsy.

@netotse

Before reading your post, I saw "come back at night too tired to do anything but sleep" and I thought you're trying to say that you're too tired to service your girlfriend! Since that didn't happen, you no tired reach.

Lyrics of Big L's Ebonics telling the meaning of quite a few slangs.

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BMW 535i XDrive.

Not even close! The only thing good about the hotel is the lobby. On the other hand, The Oriental hotel in Lagos is closer to a 5-Star hotel.