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A reader asks: How do I know my Nigerian beau is for real?
I received a comment yesterday on this entry, where I asked why some Nigerians in Nigeria are specifically (it would seem) looking for love outside of the country when there are in fact lots of wonderful people right in Naija who could meet anyone's criteria with respect to age, looks, intelligence, wealth, etc.
Amber in Virginia left the following comment, and I think we Nigerians, especially those of us who have had similar experiences or have some insights they could share, should help her out. Here is her comment (you can read it here in response to the original entry):
Hello, I have recently encountered a very attractive, gentle, kind and loving Nigerian man online. I am living in Virginia, USA and he is currently in Nigeria. I had my suspicions at first so I have taken my time. He immediately started talking about marriage and having a family. He calls me quite often and states he is a cell phone accessory salesman in Nigeria and very hardworking. It's so hard because he is everything I want in a man. Not long after meeting him he was pushing for me to contact immigration so we could "live happily every after." I did contact immigration and it is difficult to get him here to me especially if there is romantic connections between the two of us. So immigration suggested my going to Nigeria and then I could petition for a fiance "visa" and we could get married and so forth. But there is no way with my work schedule and son that I can go abroad. And then I took some pictures, hard copies, as he asked and sent them to him. He wanted me to send him money with those pictures so he could get his computer fixed. Well, I wasn't stupid. I am just searching for answers online to see if maybe he is real or fake. I want to be with someone exactly like him, or the way he describes himself anyway. He is very handsome and I do ofen wonder why he doesn't find a nice Nigerian woman to be with. By the way I am white. So does that make a difference as to any scams. Please give me some honest advice if it is available. Thank you so much and God bless everyone!!!!
So, how would you respond to Amber? My response is below:
Dear Amber,
First off, kudos to you for being cautious. I truly believe that with online dating one can never be too careful and that it's important not to let our emotions get the best of us and just get swept up in something that we don't have all the details about.
I personally would be wary about this guy for the following reasons:
The speed he started talking to you about the future
If I'm not mistaken, this caught you off guard too. Without meeting in person and having that final element of a physical meeting, I would be wary of anyone talking about the future shortly after meeting online (granted, you didn't say how long you had been talking so perhaps what I'm imagining was only a few weeks or a month might actually be six months or a year of getting to know one another). Either way, in my mind serious future talks should not be happening with an online person until you've had the in-person meeting to determine you're both satisfied with each other in person.
He mentioned immigration
This makes me worry that he might see you as a ticket out of Nigeria. Perhaps you told him that you wanted to live in the USA, perhaps you told him you wanted him to come to the USA and meet you and he knows the only way that can happen is if his papers are in order. But that he brought up immigration makes me suspicious.
I think it shows the extent of your interest in this guy that you considered going to Nigeria to petition for a fiancé's visa but your work obligations make that impossible at this time. And also, wait a minute: you haven't met this guy in person to know if you're compatible! What if the in-person meeting reveals things that aren't as wonderful as they seem online after you've practically told the immigration people in Nigeria that you're going to marry this guy? What obligations to support him will you have in the USA if he gets here and things go awry?
He asked for money
This is a big red flag. It's great that he's shown that he can afford to call you but asking for money from somebody you haven't even met is a big no-no in my books, especially when it comes to online dating. Don't feel guilty that he needs the money to fix his computer: as you said he's a hardworking man, he'll find a way, and hopefully that "way" involves working hard and saving the required money. Do not send him funds!!!
I am so glad that some flags were raised, enough flags that you decided to look online to get some answers. You've completely approached this the right way and I think your "I want to be with someone exactly like him, or the way he describes himself anyway." is the whole point: until you meet this guy and get to know him face to face, you can't be sure that anything he's telling you is true. I don't believe Nigerian scammers specifically target one race over the other, all they need is someone who's willing to buy in to their scheme. I don't think the fact that you're white or that he's handsome makes him less likely to really care for you or more likely to scam you.
I personally would not continue this relationship because of the reasons mentioned above, but perhaps I'm being too harsh. Hopefully some other readers will leave comments that might give you a different perspective or at least help you come to a final decision. Please let us know what you end up deciding to do.
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13 Responses to "A reader asks: How do I know my Nigerian beau is for real?"
Amber beware!!! This is classic 419. I know cos I have friends here in Nigeria who run the EXACT same scams. Dont waste your time with this guy (he most probably doesn't look anything like how he describes himself anyway).
Plus I think his job of cell phone accessory salesman is very likely to be a cover for another con that may yet unravel itself.
Once again, RUN, Amber RUN!!!!!!!
This guy is a fake mayn…big time…He is defintely not what he says he is..defintiely definitely not
as I read amber's comment "Olu Maintain" kept playing in my mind. No doubt this is a SCAM, I would not repeat everything gng has written, but RUN! RUN!! RUN!!!
Pls do not send him any money!
There are too many red flags like GNG says. Personally, I would have cut contact with him as soon as he asked for money. You instincts tell u something is not right Amber, please follow your gut!
I think u already know what i think about that email.
Run… Amber… Run!
More like hide, like cut him off, totally like block his e-mail, telephone number, name…lol…
this is definitely a scam. if he is a phone salesman, y cant he cover the expenses incurred in the repair of his pc. dats my little contribution.
I am tempted to tow a contrary position from u'all and stress the need for objectivity here; the guy may really be into her and most likely be broke too as the 'red flags' suggest. Also he might be like- 'okay she likes me and she is white and, the US will be a nice place to start a family… blah blah, all I am saying is that there's a chance he's sincere…
Fat chance! lol …ITS A SCAM
Chei. Why is this guy disgracing us? He is a disgrace, it is because of people like him that ALL Nigerians are seen as dishonest. My dear Amber, find yourself another man. This one is a lazy, broke, lying nobody!
Wary is quite an understatement.
This is vintage 419.


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Below is a blog post from Chris Spires, whose blog, "In Hot Pursuit of God," I regularly follow. The transparency with which he shares his experience must have taken a bit of courage. It has been said that experience is the best teacher. While I believe that the Holy Spirit is by far the best teacher, experience may be one of the His most widely used tools. As a relatively young Christian in the faith, Chris' words below show great wisdom and understanding. Women need to remember that we must do the equivalent for the men in our lives or we will face the same end.
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I've never been married. Came close once, but blew it. Years later, I've never come anywhere close again. I failed. There is a LOT to be learned in failure. Let me share a few of those things with you guys who think you've succeeded.
The "Big Things" make a marriage possible. The "Little Things" make a marriage successful…good…beautiful…and what God intended.
Never forget the "Little Things".
For each of your wives that little thing you neglect may be something different:
For some, it may be bringing flowers home every Friday as a Thank You for all the wonderful work she's done around the Home that week. It's a small token and even if they don't act like they appreciate it, they really do. Even those who don't like flowers will appreciate it because it means you were thinking of them during your day and you thought enough of them to make the effort to bring home a token of your thoughts of them. It's small, but it matters.
For others, it may be taking out the trash without being asked. I'm actually told they often see that as one of the sexiest things you can do too…talk about an Excellent ROI. LOL
For some, it may simply mean remembering the To-Do list you've discussed with her a dozen times before. You are part of the family right? You realize that means you have a part to do aside from going to work and coming home to sit in front of the tv? Remembering the To-Do list, and actually doing it, says to her that you are paying attention, your focus is on her and the family where it should be, and you're happy to step up and do whatever needs to be done…even if the things she thinks needs to be done aren't exactly the things you would have considered important. They're important because she thinks they are…and aside from God…nothing is more important to you than she is. Right?
And for still others, it could be as simple as hearing you actually say the words, "I love you." I have to say…if you can't even pull that one off without a reminder you should really ask yourself if you deserve her at all. I mean seriously. You should have to fight looking like a wiener for saying that too often…not have trouble saying it at all.
Years of forgetting the "Little Things" can add up to big trouble.
Sure you're in a true Christian marriage you may say. You might even be right. If that means what it's supposed to mean then you don't have to worry about her divorcing you. She's yours. She signed the papers and took a biblical oath. Still though, people change. Circumstances change. Sometimes people just have enough and decide to cut their losses. It may not be biblical, but we're all human and humans aren't always biblical. Why chance it?
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After all, these are little things. How hard can they be to do? I mean really?
Too hard you say? Not important enough you say?
Ask yourself this then: How hard would it be to come home one day and realize she wasn't there any longer? How hard would it be to realize that she was gone and you were never going to get her back? How important is having her there with you at the end of the day, by your side at night, in your arms and in your heart?
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Jun 3, 2009
Tata Nano ghar !
The common man's dreams of a home have been answered by the Tata's. Way to go....You guys rock but seriously, 218 sq ft carpet area sounds a tad too disappointing, doesn't it ?
P.S: I was just drawing my version of a 'modern' common man and then this idea clicked! I'm feeling good about this cartoon as I didn't copy or refer anything :) Hope you guys like it too! and please forgive the sad quality of the print and the ball point pen markings over pencil....
41 comments:
- Nikki said...
This is cool!
- June 03, 2009 2:44 AM
- muthu said...
And there goes vinnie the artist... :)
the cartoon as well as the idea is cool yaar.
tata nana ghar... :D
now thats an idea.. should mail it to tata.. jus 2 see whats his opinion.. :P
cheers :)
- June 03, 2009 6:49 AM
- Amal Bose said...
nice imagination.. im not very much into cartoons but i really liked the eyes of both of them ;-)
- June 03, 2009 6:52 AM
- Arv said...
he hee... nano is a super comedy.. :)
take care da... cheers...
- June 03, 2009 7:56 AM
- kanagu said...
Not able to see the pic clearly in my mobile Vinnie.. will check it in my home and comment then :-)
- June 03, 2009 9:33 AM
- kanagu said...
Not able to see the pic clearly in my mobile Vinnie.. will check it in my home and comment then :-)
- June 03, 2009 9:33 AM
- gayathri-vishwanathan said...
hehehe too good...mujhe bhi sketching banana seekha plsssssssssss
- June 03, 2009 2:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
You draw so well! I'm jealous!
- June 03, 2009 3:29 PM
- peter said...
u draw cartoons :O ?
kabhi khud ka cartoon try kara ?
- June 03, 2009 6:26 PM
- Prasant Naidu. said...
TATA's might come up with this "Buy a Nano flat and get a Nano discounted."
good u can try more of this when ur short with words :)
- June 03, 2009 7:25 PM
- Chriz said...
the makeup room-front seat
the make out room -back seat
- June 03, 2009 9:34 PM
- Chriz said...
nice art work
- June 03, 2009 9:34 PM
- Chriz said...
do u do caricatures?
- June 03, 2009 9:34 PM
- Vinnie said...
:) thanks!
:) thanks..Tata guy may like it or may sue me..spare me!
thanks yaar!
:) thank u ! the nano cars still havent been booked completely...
wokay saar!
mera profile pic dekha? just draw that same to same..ban jayega cartoon!
i was taking a break from 'serious' artworks! kudh ka portrait hi cartoon bana tha..thats how i got inspired!
i wish them all luck with their projects...n yes, may be using ur idea soon...
:) sounds like vanity van of our bollywood stars!
naah, i dont do caricatures...not 'so' creative:)
thanks for liking it...
- June 03, 2009 11:14 PM
- Ashwathy said...
good attempt, i say! keep it coming! practice makes perfect :-)
- June 04, 2009 12:20 AM
- Archana said...
Lookie here, I had no idea you were an artist too ;) I remember you mentioned you were interested in art, but I didn't think you actually drew. I like it, it's definitely got that cartoon-ish flair. :)
PS - I love the look on the man's face, I think his nose takes the cake though. :P Good job!
- June 04, 2009 7:08 AM
- Sandeep said...
Hmmm good imagination!!!!!!
- June 04, 2009 11:19 AM
- ItAteMyBrain said...
I liked both the idea and the cartoon
- June 04, 2009 9:18 PM
- Vinnie said...
hehehe..thanks! i should do more cartoons..
i liked his nose too! n his eyebrows way above his head was something that amuses me in all cartoons. i love all art forms n i'm a self training artist, not a professional one...but nowadays more into design concepts:)
P.S: i too wish to learn ur vector art. any tuts online?
thanks yaar!
thank u:)
- June 04, 2009 11:43 PM
- sm said...
just thinking which colours it will have ,this is country where colour can also make others angree.
- June 05, 2009 12:05 AM
- Archana said...
Haha you're right about the eyebrows perched up above - it's like the definition of a cartoon sketch. :)
As for vector tutorials, I can't remember which one I learned from ages ago - - but here's one I've found recently. It's really good, cause it's very detailed.
- June 05, 2009 8:11 AM
- ApocalypsE said...
You got some serious skills girl... :)
- June 05, 2009 4:38 PM
- numerounity said...
The common man would be saying- Amaar Nano keno?
The plan has lots of goof ups incl the area as u spoke.
- June 05, 2009 5:21 PM
- numerounity said...
The common man would be saying- Amaar Nano keno?
The plan has lots of goof ups incl the area as u spoke.
I loved that picture!! Creative one...
- June 05, 2009 5:21 PM
- Rahul said...
Really nice one...I really liked this point of view u shared...
Adding u in my blog list to read more from you!!!
My blog is http://rahul-bhattacharya.blogspot.com/ :)
- June 05, 2009 10:25 PM
- Vinnie said...
hehheee...if i could, i would paint it in all colors n increase the living area too!
thanks yaar:)
:) thanks for the link yaar..lemme find a good time to devote to ur vector art:)
thanks man!!
thanks yaar...i just hope they (tata's) get the msg!
thanks! n thanks for the visit n blogrolling...u seem to be a brave man!
- June 06, 2009 11:39 AM
- kanagu said...
the cartoon is so nice Vinnie :)
why can't you draw daily about the happenings and post it here??
please do :)
- June 06, 2009 1:13 PM
- DPhatsez said...
Vinnie.. this one's good! Make it regular and boom! you've gotta strip!
I am thy fan! Keep them coming!
- June 06, 2009 9:29 PM
- Suyog said...
u are A TRUE ARTIST :)
- June 07, 2009 11:29 AM
- sawan said...
vinnie the artist :)
good one swts! and the project looks cool! m stil wondering what could have made Tata think of such a project!!
- June 07, 2009 12:14 PM
- der Bergwind said...
wow... (in the 'nano' age, i guess comments need to be economical too)
u sketch real nice..
- June 08, 2009 8:40 AM
- Vinnie said...
i would if i know whats happening!!
glad u liked it:) thanks...
:) i hope u mean a cartoon strip!
thanks man n i see u've become a follower...u r a brave man...n i dont guarantee ur safety...
thank u saar!
thanks yaar! with private builders building homes for the elite, n ministers trying to rehabilitate slum dwellers, where would u n i ie. aam junta buy a 'home' in Mumbai?? TATA sure knows about Brand Image!
der Bergwind
i hope thats not a jibe at my IQ level :P thanks anyways!!
hope u doing well...
- June 08, 2009 10:55 PM
- Emaan said...
thats hilarious...but on a serious note..that house is big enough for me!!
- June 09, 2009 11:33 AM
- Vinnie said...
hey Emaan, u little intelligent boy with a blog n now award n all, Thank u so much, sweetie!!
on a serious note, how long will u play around in 218 sq ft without getting bored??? Aap tho Delhi se ho na? aap ke liye suffocation hain yeh ghar :P
- June 09, 2009 7:27 PM
- ~*wILd chILd*~ said...
Thats a cool drawing.
- June 09, 2009 10:24 PM
- CM-Chap said...
Lovely cartoon... Sply the TATA smoke :)
We shd ask TATA's.. Do u provide parking space for a Tata Nano?
- June 10, 2009 10:20 AM
- d gypsy! said...
nice one yaa....
it just points out what u wanna say, which is like wow...
- June 10, 2009 6:34 PM
- CM-Chap said...
Hey not sure why ur nt able to chk my post.. try ths direct link...
- June 11, 2009 1:34 AM
- Vinnie said...
Wild child
a cool thanks to u!
thanks!! cool question..ask the TATAs n expect a 'TATA' for an answer!
d gypsy
thanks girl!!
- June 11, 2009 1:36 AM
- CM-Chap said...
oops.. sorry to use ur comment section like a chat box.. I gues you are always reachg my "Post" directly instead of top of the blog. Click here you shd be able to see all of them.... http://cm-chap-chillout.blogspot.com/
- June 11, 2009 1:41 AM
- Vinnie said...
comments r for chatting...n yes i will check out from the main link when my net is b-l-o-o-d-y slow!!
i already have ur link yaar...am ur follower...have u in my blogroll too!!
n by default in my google reader too!!!
- June 11, 2009 2:04 AM


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I racked my brain trying to come up with something a bit different, and the answer was staring me in the face! I based my flag design on Rimmel London, one of my favourite nail polish brands.
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White Hot Love
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I combined the flag with the Rimmel crown logo, and I tried to feature the Rita Ora stamp. It isn't perfect, but you get the idea. People faces have never been my strong subject.
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By: Teodora Odzakovic
In high school, I always felt disheartened by the competition surrounding leadership positions. These positions were used as "hooks" on ones resume for college applications. Rather than join an organization for this seemingly superficial reason, I got involved in community service. Community service was something I did because I loved it – not for my resume. But by the time college rolled around, I was scared that I wouldn't be able to find my niche at Rutgers. I was intimidated by the size of Rutgers: hundreds of organizations, hundreds of possibilities, thousands of leadership seeking students. How could I possibly know which organization would be right for me? What would happen if I didn't find my passion as a first-year? For the entirety of my first semester, I was on a quest to find an incredible opportunity which I would want to devote my time towards. So I dabbled in a few clubs and tried to get involved in activities I wasn't really passionate about. Let's just say that by the end of first semester, I was upset that it seemed like everyone around me had already found an activity which they loved.
Over winter break, I began to question myself: Why did I want to be a leader at Rutgers so badly? How could "leadership" help me reach a goal? What even was my goal? I know that I've always had a desire to help people. What I love most is offering advice to make people reach their highest potential. So I decided my goal was going to be to advise other students on campus (although at the time I didn't know what I could advise them on). But I still needed the how. I found my answer and inspiration at the Mark Conference on March 1, 2014.
The Mark Conference is an innovative leadership conference meant to show students how they can "make their mark" on the world. The objective is to ignite the leader within all of us. Laverne Cox, Post Secret founder Frank Warren, and many other renowned speakers shared their experiences and how they used leadership skills to achieve their goals. I was moved by many of the speakers and how much devotion they had towards their cause. The conferences' initiative was something I was passionate about, I finally found my niche. After the conference, I knew I had to get involved with the Office of Leadership & Training. This was my new found purpose: help people (and myself in the process) become the leader they were born to be. Getting involved in the conference was the how: after an application process I was selected to be the Speaker Captain. I help select and interact with the speakers who we bring to Rutgers for the Mark Conference. This is what I am passionate about. I know I am helping plan something which will promote hundreds of students like myself to branch out and become leaders themselves.
I've begun making my mark, what R U waiting for?
Teodora Odzakovic is an Arts and Sciences sophomore majoring in cell biology and neuroscience. She co-founded a non-profit organization, Select to Give, which campaigns for children's autism awareness in the Middle East. The organization seeks to inform families on indicators of autism, and the importance of early treatment. This summer she will be traveling to the Holy Land to oversee her campaign efforts. Once she returns, Teodora will be working at her part-time retail job at Polo Ralph Lauren.


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I do way too many blogs to follow, so here's the best posts from them, including unmade science fiction...
BACKGROUNDStar Trek (now often called Star Trek: The Original Series), was a science fiction series that went for 3 seasons from 1966 – 1969. Although it was cancelled, it gathered a cult following, which is why you already knew that bit. It also spawned a Saturday morning cartoon (also called Star Trek, but now often called Star Trek: The Animated Series) for two seasons from 1973 to 1974. This has been largely ignored by the makers of Star Trek and largely forgotten by Trekies. The continued interest in Star Trek lead to Paramount to become interested in making a feature film, but after many attempts, that too was shelved when the Star Trek: Planet of the Titans was cancelled during pre-production in May 1977.
DEVELOPMENTOn the 10th of June 1977, Paramount announced its plans to establish a fourth television network. And to anchor the new network would be a new Star Trek series. The original cast was recruited, except Leonard Nimoy who had had problems with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and was offered the chance to appear in the pilot and 2 out of every 11 subsequent episodes. Meanwhile, Shatner's price was so high that the production wasn't sure if they could afford him for more than 13 episodes, so plans were made to reduce his character Kirk to cameos or kill the character off after the first 13 episodes, requiring the addition of William Decker, a new first officer, to eventually replace him as lead.
- Captain James T Kirk: Possibly only the first 13 episodes (maybe cameos afterwards).
- Commander William Decker: Kirk's second in command, uncasted when production was halted.[caption id="attachment_176" align="alignright" width="150"] David Gautreaux as Lt Xon[/caption]
- Lt Vulcan: When Leonard Nimoy refused to return as Spock, the part was given the generic title until another name (eventually Lt Xon) could be come up with. David Gautreaux was cast in the role on 26th of September.
- Illia: Deltan navigator and possible love interest for Kirk or Decker. Persis Khambata was cast on the 28th of October, but Paramount freaked at a bald female cast member and it was hinted by executives that Illia should have hair but that a minor female officer could be bald.[caption id="attachment_177" align="alignright" width="180"] Persis Khambata as Illia[/caption]
- "In Thy Image" by Alan Dean Foster - Based on "Robot Returns" episode idea from Genesis II. The 2 hour pilot (chosen as the pilot because it begins with the Enterprise at Earth) in which a craft from the past threatens Earth. Became Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
- "Tomorrow and the Stars" by Larry Alexander - Based on "The Apartment" episode idea also from Genesis II. A transporter accident sends Kirk back to Pearl Harbour before the attack, where he falls in love with a married woman who he cannot save by warning of the upcoming air-raid.
- "Cassandra" by Theodore Sturgeon. Yeoman Kart bring a cute but mischeivous creature back to the Enterprise, accidentally almost starting a civil war in the process.
- "Kitumba" (two parts) by John Meredyth Lucas. Political maneuverings as the Enterprise gets involved with Klingon society.
- "Practice in Waking" by Richard Bach. While exploring an abandoned ship, the away team fall unconscious and share a dream that they are in sixth century Scotland.
- "Deadlock" by David Ambrose. Starfleet become involved in militaristic mind-control. Or do they?
- "Savage Syndrome" by Margaret Armen & Alfred Harris. The crew turn primative and savage.
- "Are Unheard Memories as Sweet" by Worley Thorne. An away time discovers beautiful women or revisit their own past while searching for a lost Star Fleet vessel on a mysterious planet.
- "The Devil's Due" by William Douglas Lansford. Became an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- "The Attain the All" by Norman Spintad. The Enterprise encounter a race absorb the minds of others into their group-mind.
- "The War to End All Wars" by Arthur Bernard Lewis. The Enterprise visits the planet Shadir which Star Fleet discovered 200 years earlier was a utopia, only to find that has since been devastated by war.
- "The Child" by Jared Summers & Jon Povill. Became an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It was reported in December of 1977 that Paramount's plans for a new network had fallen though and Star Trek II was being scrapped. Although Paramount continued to deny it the production was now focused on the production of a motion picture (although to keep up appearances, scripts were still being worked on, even without the writers knowledge that they weren't going to be used), sets being upgraded for film (although they weren't used) and TV quality models scrapped.
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture - "In Thy Image" was rewritten to become the film, and included the new characters Decker and Ilia. It also includes (briefly) a new Vulcan science officer, Lt Sonak.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - "The Child" and "The Devil's Due" were both reused for the series. Riker and Troi and their relationship are modelled on Decker, Illia and they're bond.
- Star Trek: New Voyages - The fan-film series changed its name to Star Trek: Phase II and has adapted "The Child" and "Kitumba" Part 1 & 2 (as a single part episode).
The definitive source of information on Star Trek II (or Star Trek: Phase II) is Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens' Star Trek: Phase II - The Lost Series which goes into a lot more detail than this blog even could and includes some scripts.


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A list of books I've read recently with some gibberish thrown in masquerading as indepth criticism.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
THE BIG HUEY - Greg Newbold
"In June 1975 Greg Newbold was a young Auckland university student working towards a masters degree. By November of that year he was an inmate of New Zealand's maximum security prison, serving a very long sentence, 'the big huey' in prison parlance. What caused this turn of events, and the consequences it had for him, form the subject of this engrossing, very honest and highly topical book."
What caused this turn of events was an ounce of heroin and because of this we get this book.
I first read this 25 years ago and on a re-read it is still raw and honest and entertaining. The honesty is remarkable as he puts himself out to the reader in ways he need not of have.
The book is taken from a diary that he managed to compile and smuggled out of prison during the five years he spent locked up. He did his time in Mt Eden, Paremoremo and Hautu, a farm in the central north island.
The writing isn't sensationalist, its just an account of the day to day experience of being locked up with a large group of males and the tensions, laughs and incidents that this involves.
The author even as a small time drug dealer was always sharper than the average prisoner and managed to complete his Masters Degree with honours while serving his sentence.This sounds easy but this was on top of his having to work on prison work gangs while on the prison farm.
Newbold was released in 1980 and this book was published in 1982, the writing is raw and unpolished. Today Professor Newbold writes in a much more finished manner from his position at the University of Canterbury.
Newbold is also one of the people who when they comment publicly on a matter he is worth listening to, always balanced and always thought out.
I've never read or heard him comment on this, but his arrest probably saved his life, he may have ended up like his associate, drug courier Doug Wilson, murdered in Australia in connection with the Mr Asia syndicate.
Can't recommend this enough, its difficult book to find but every library in the country should have a copy.
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October 13, 2016
Presentation by Mulugeta Mokria, Dr Aster Gebrekirstos, Dr Ermias Aynekakulu and Prof Dr Achim Brauning based on a study to investigate the current extent of forest degradation due to climate change in Ethiopia. The study also quantified the effects of tree dieback on aboveground carbon stock and the carbon sequestration potential. The research forms part of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.


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That a picture speaks more than a thousand words, everyone has heard that. And when digital age meets social media, everyone and their cousin speak a thousand pictures.
In my years studying and working in marketing I had the front row seat to see a powerful scene or shot pointedly delivered a message, just as a strong tagline copy could. One of my favorite TVCs is of Volvo, dated back to the late 1990s. The 60-second TVC had a Volvo driving around past children playing in a park, newlyweds, business folks and other typical milestones in life, and reflected those dreamy images to the car door, letting viewers to form impression further on their mind. There was no voiceover and only at the last frame viewers would actually see the car, but the message had been planted—that Volvo was for life.
It doesn't mean copy editors should now switch careers to become graphic designers. Words, in text or voice, always lend context to ground an image, especially images that can be interpreted in multiple or conflicting nuances, or images that are in danger of looking generic. Still on ads, my all-time favorites is Phillips tagline for Indonesian market "Terus terang Phillips terang terus" that is a genius wordplay to cement how long lasting its light bulbs are (because, really, there's only so many ways to film hardworking bulbs).
In these days of digital age and social media, images are no longer exclusive to the professionals. Anyone can snap an image or record a scene, and upload it for the world to see and react through Like, Repost or Comment buttons. I know an artist who loves to tease his photographer friends how their profession is rapidly eroded by anyone with a good camera-built smartphone and a decent sense of composition. Sounds kind of cruel, but as someone who's been spending more and more time on Pinterest and Instagram in the past few months I find myself agreeing to him to some extent.
Okay, okay, you Leica-wielding pros out there, don't throw your tripods at me just yet. I know very well how professionally taken images, still or moving, will triumph over amateur shots on lighting, composition, color, angle and a myriad of technicalities. But you all must agree that one thing no fancy gadget can substitute, for it lies solely on the human being behind the gadget, and thus the leveling field for pros and amateurs, is the ability to capture a moment. A moment that, given its context, delivers the message.
And I guess that's what inherently has driven us social beings in droves to image-sharing social media realm, to peek at other people's moments and share ours in return. Self-pictures have been such on the rage that 'selfie' made it to Oxford Dictionary last year and opened the market for monopods (cheekily named tongsis, short for narcissistic stick, by Indonesians). To spread joy, duly notify, find similar interests, vent, gloat, mock or parade—motives to share are as plenty as the nooks and crannies a human heart can hold times the number of person exist on social media. Human beings' better intention has gotten eco and anti-violence digital campaigns viral, while our darker side is perhaps best illustrated by silly celebrities posting banal feeds and people making conscious decision to follow just to laugh at those antics.
From cave drawings, stone carvings and relief on temples' walls in ancient times to papyrus, canvas and tapestry paintings in medieval age. From black and white pictures and silent movies of previous century to the digital visuals of this millennium. Images are getting more lifelike and used more often to send messages by us, to us, about us and among us. When released openly to public, and how easy to do that these days, images often transcend language or cultural barriers. Yet, as every private grumble or public kerfuffle about released images has consistently shown, it is the context that makes all the difference.
A selfie is just another spur of the moment, unless it's taken during a solemn funeral. A soldier shown holding a torched holy book may have been interpreted as a grave insult if it's not explained that he was saving it from a burned building. Nude shots between consenting adults are private matter, but sent to a client one has a crush on might singlehandedly ruins one's professional life. First Ladies taking up photography make a boring photo-op, but First Ladies shown busily snapping pictures when visiting disaster victims or while State Palace is on fire create a watershed character image.
Digital era has arrived with a big bang. Not to participate in it means to fully commit oneself as a Luddite (in which, if you choose to be, no judgment from me). But for the rest of us mortals out here, you'd do well to remember it is you who have the last hand in providing context to whatever it is the image you happen to control its release to the world, before it takes a life of its own and speaks its thousand words.
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Martensia denticulata Harvey
Martensia denticulata Harvey Cape Peron, Western Australia
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Martensia denticulata Harvey 1855: 537
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Martensia is Martensia elegans Hering.
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Capraella denticulata (Harvey) J.De Toni 1936
Mesotrema denticulata (Harvey) Papenfuss 1942
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Japanese record (Okamura, 1936) = M. jejuensis (Lin et al. 2013: 187). - (29 Aug 2013) - Wendy Guiry
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The two main pillars of Zionist occupation of Palestine in 1948 was based on; 1) Centuries-old hatred of Jews among the Christian West, and 2) the Nazis' murder of six million Jews during WWII. However, both have been proven historic lies.
- Most of the leaders of the Zionist movement were known for their hatred of fellow Jews. Since the establishment of the Zionist entity in 1948, the good-old European Jew terrorist organizations have been committing faked terrorist events to terrorize the Jewish communities around the world while the Zionist regime and the local Jew leaders and rabbis calling Jews to immigrate to the only safe place for Jews – Israel.
- It's well documented that a large number of Frankist and Zionist Jews had collaborated with Nazis in order to force European Jews to migrate to British occupied Palestine (here, here, here).
Every time there a terrorist attack in Europe or Latin America, we hear whining all over the Jewish controlled media of Jews planning to leave the country to escape rise in antisemitism. For example, in 2014, France's powerful Jewish Lobby CRIF claimed that 74% of country's 600,000 Jews are planning to leave the country to escape antisemitism. After the Paris attack, Netanyahu claimed that France was not safe for Jews and they should migrate to Israel. Last year, the Newsweek reported that 7,000 millionaires flee France in 2015 alone. After the recent Barcelona van attack, Netanyahu advised Spanish Jews to migrate to Israel.
Jewish-controlled media has also claimed that Jews are leaving Ukraine in large numbers – and from Russia as result of Putin's anti-Israel policies.
The irony is, Israeli Jews are immigrating in large numbers to Western countries to escape bloodshed in occupied Palestine or for better employment opportunities.
American Author and journalist Robert Fantina in a recent article entitled, Barcelona Attack: Another Excuse to Bolster Apartheid Regime of Israel.
"It sometimes seems that Zionists will use any excuse whatsoever to bolster the apartheid regime of Israel. After a terrorist attack in France in 2016, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged French Jews to immigrate to Israel, where they could live, he assured them, in peace and security, oppressing all non-Jews, taking their homes and lands, and assuring that any non-Jew had second class citizenship. It did not appear that this most gracious invitation resulted in a headlong rush of French Jews to the Land of Apartheid," Fantina said.
"Now Spain has been victimized by a terrorist attack, and a prominent rabbi, one Meir Bar-Hen, is issuing the same invitation to Spanish Jews. He said this 'Jews are not here permanently. I tell my congregants: Don't think we're here for good. And I encourage them to buy property in Israel'," adds Fantina.
"Would they find Israel a peaceful Utopia? Not when Arab and Black citizens have far fewer rights than Israelis. There can be no real peace when the nation steals land, housing, water and other resources from the oppressed Palestinians. An occupying nation is not at peace; its resources must go to continuing the occupation, and much as the US finances it all, it takes a toll on government revenues," says Fantina.


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PW's Favorite Enchiladas
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 large (28-ounce) can enchilada or red sauce (I was trying to scale it down so I used a 20 oz can)
2 cups chicken broth (and 1 c broth)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped Cilantro
In a large saucepan over medium heat, add oil and flour and whisk together to make a past, cooking for 1 minute. Pour in other red sauce, chicken broth, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 to 45 minutes.
1 1/2 pounds ground beef (I only used 1 pd)
1 medium onion, finely diced
2 4-ounce cans diced green chilies (I forgot to get these)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Brown meat with onions in a skillet. Drain off fat. Stir in 2 cans diced green chilies and seasoned salt. Set aside.
10 to 14 corn tortillas (I'll use Flour Tortillas next time, but just because I like them better)
½ cup canola oil
Heat canola oil in a small skillet over medium heat. One by one, using tongs, fry tortillas oil until soft, not crisp—about 30 seconds per side. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Repeat until all tortillas have been fried. (I thought the frying was unnecessary, but I did it anyway, and wouldn't do it again)
Sauce (above)
Meat (above)
Tortillas (above)
3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped black olives
1 cup chopped green onions
½ cup chopped cilantro
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Pour ½ cup red sauce in bottom of baking pan. Spread to even out.
Dip each tortilla into red sauce, then remove to work surface. Spoon meat, a little grated cheese, a little black olives, and green onions in the center of tortilla. Roll up and place, seam down, in baking pan. Repeat until pan is filled. Pour extra red sauce over enchiladas. Top with remaining cheddar cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes or until bubble. Sprinkle chopped cilantro over enchiladas before serving.
Brown the meat
Mix the Oil and Flour
Add your Chopped Onion, and I forgot to buy Green Chiles so I didn't have any of those.
Cook the Oil and Flour until bubbly and then add the Chicken Broth and Enchilada Sauce
Stir together.
Heat up the Corn tortillas (for future reference, I'll be skipping this step next time)
Add chopped Cilantro to the sauce
Chop up some Green Onions, Olives, and Cilantro. ( Cary doesn't like Olives, but PW said everyone has to try them anyway) :-)
I went ahead and just mixed the Cilantro, Olives, and Green Onions to the Meat.
And Cheese
I put some of the Sauce in there too since I knew I didn't have time to dip the Tortillas in the Sauce before filling and rolling.
Pour some of the Sauce into the bottom of the pan
Fill up Tortilla's, roll, and put seam facing down in pan.
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Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season. People put boats in the water and head to campgrounds to celebrate the arrival of the warm weather. Monday is so much more than a day off work. I enjoy a BBQ and celebrating my freedom as much as the next patriot, but we have many days to do that. We are blessed to have days like the 4th of July or Thanksgiving dedicated to celebrating and remembering our history and the freedoms we've been given.
Monday simply is not one of them.
On Monday, we honor the fallen. Those brave men and women who gave their last full measure of devotion are not an excuse to break out the grill or begin wearing white. They deserve so much more than that. We can and should be proud of their sacrifice. We should honor and support their families' members left behind. We should strive to make sure that we raise children as honorable as those who are willing to give their all for others. We must keep their stories alive.
The real purpose of Memorial Day is to remember the sacrifices of those men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. The origins of this holiday stretch back to the years following the Civil War when local townspeople would plant flowers and decorate the graves of soldiers who had died in those battles. Ultimately, the U.S. government standardized the date, and, over the years, the tradition expanded to honor soldiers lost in subsequent wars. Memorial Day is not just about the freedom we've been given but about the high, high price it has been bought at. It is a day to stop, survey the beauty, and recognize the cost.
This weekend, as we all enjoy time with family and friends, let's take a few minutes to remember the sacrifices that make it possible for us to enjoy our freedoms. Bring your children to a Memorial Day parade. Visit a war memorial. Read the names on the plaque and think of the families that were forever changed by the loss of that individual. It's important that we remember why we have a Memorial Day holiday and honor those who fought for our freedom and who, by their sacrifice, have earned our eternal gratitude.
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Image Credit: PR Photos; Kevin Mazur/WireImage.comEighties pop icon Boy George has a few questions after reading Lady Gaga's Vanity Fair September cover story. In it, she reveals several things, most shockingly that she sometimes uses cocaine. "I won't lie; it's occasional," she says." And when I say occasional, I mean maybe a couple of times a year."
In his latest Paper Magazine blog, the former Culture Club star questioned Gaga's remarks. A former drug addict himself, George wants to know what "occasional" means and why the extravagant talent is confessing such a thing.
"If Lady Gaga were about to be exposed as a drug user I would understand her recent confession to Vanity Fair that she is an 'occasional' coke sniffer," he says in his blog. "But why offer up this information on a whim? Could it be that her use of coke is not so 'occasional'? As a recovering addict who knows how dangerous 'occasional' use is, I can think of no reason for Gaga to reveal this to her young audience." George went on to say that his mother might have the answer as to why the chart-topping starlet let the ugly cat out of the bag.
"My mum had the best take on this," he says. "[She said,] 'She's reached the stage where she feels untouchable, you all get there—you did, son.' I can't argue with that!"
George also added: "One has to wonder how much of a grip Gaga has on things. Up until now she has seemed almost annoyingly professional and focused and this seems out of character! Isn't saying your an 'occasional' drug taker a bit like saying you're bisexual? That usually means you're raving!"
What do you think: Should Gaga have kept that info to herself? Is it Boy's prerogative to question her? Let us know.
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The 2016-17 NBA season is is over, but the debate for different players to win the different awards is as intense as ever. This year has been historic for many different reasons, and a lot of the achievements some of these different players are making has earned them the awards they will receive. Here are the different awards, and my case for why these players/teams have earned them.
Coach of the Year: Erik Spolestra (Miami)
What Miami has been able to do this season is unbelievable. The Heat lost four key players from last season, Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng, Joe Johnson, and Chris Bosh, as well as Justise Winslow to injury midway into the year, and they were in playoff contention with undrafted players and unsought-after reserves playing big minutes. Willie Reed (3.6 win shares,) Rodney McGruder (2.9,) Wayne Ellington (3.3,) Luke Babbitt (1.8,) and Okaro White (0.6) would likely not be in the NBA right now if it weren't for the Heat organization, and not only that, but they are all contributing majorly to a successful effort to make the playoffs. Players like Hassan Whiteside (9.5,) Goran Dragic (7.5,) Tyler Johnson (5.8,) James Johnson (5.1,) and Dion Waiters (1.6) played the best basketball of their careers. Spo was able to get this group of untalented players with a history of attitude problems (Waiters and Whiteside) to buy into playing tough defense (5th in the league.) His team was 30-11 since the start of 2017, and he deserves as much credit as anyone for a successful head coaching job.
Other candidates: Mike D'Antoni (Houston,) Brad Stevens (Boston,) Scott Brooks (Washington,) Gregg Popovich (San Antonio)
Rookie of the Year: Malcolm Brogdon (Milwaukee)
Malcolm Brogdon simply did more for a better team. The Virginia product came in a little bit older than the rest of the 2016 Draft Class and and even the two players from the 2014 Draft Class in contention for this award, and Brogdon was terrific. Brogdon, Dario Saric, and Joel Embiid are the candidates for the award, and Brogdon simply did more. Brogdon has more win shares (4.1) than Saric and Embiid combined, and he also was the only player from this draft class in contention for this award to shoot with above average efficiency at his position with .457/.404/.865 from the field, three, and the free throw line, respectively. The fact that Milwaukee was 4.7 points per 100 possessions better with Brogdon on the court, and he got over 30 minutes per game in the playoffs should seal the deal for Brogdon.
Other Candidates: Buddy Hield (Sacramento,) Dario Saric (Philadelphia), Yogi Ferrell (Dallas,) Marquese Chriss (Phoenix,) Joel Embiid (Philadelphia)
6th Man of the Year: Eric Gordon (Houston)
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Other Candidates: Lou Williams (Houston,) Enes Kanter (Oklahoma City,) Tobias Harris (Detroit,) Wilson Chandler (Denver)
Most Improved Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee)
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Other Candidates: Isaiah Thomas (Boston,) Nikola Jokic (Denver,) Myles Turner (Indiana,) Harrison Barnes (Dallas,) Dewayne Dedmon (San Antonio,) Dennis Schroeder (Atlanta,)
Defensive Player of the Year: Rudy Gobert (Utah)
Rudy Gobert was plain dominant this season. The French big man led the NBA in defensive win shares over 2nd in the NBA Draymond green 6.0 to 5.4, which is nearly the difference that separates Green from 6th place Kawhi Leonard. Gobert also led the NBA in blocks (2.6) and block percentage, and he had a defensive rating of 99 (3rd in NBA.) The two other top candidates, Green and Leonard, are exceptional defenders, but Leonard is decorated with his Finals MVP award and other two DPOYs. Green hasn't won a DPOY, but is decorated in other regards such as all-star, all-NBA, and championship rings. Gobert is tiring away for Utah, and largely carried them to the playoffs himself, without the luxury of having two MVPs on his team.
Other candidates: Draymond Green (Golden State,) Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio,) Anthony Davis (New Orleans,) Hassan Whiteside (Miami)


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Work is central to our identity and sense of well-being. Freud observed that both work and love are essential in maintaining emotional, physical and mental health. Organizational and occupational psychiatry is one of the original specialty areas of psychiatry; its primary focus is on the relationship of work to general well-being and mental health. Organizational and occupational psychiatry—also called industrial, workplace or corporate psychiatry—is concerned with adaptation of the individual to the workplace. Organizational and occupational psychiatrists study the psychopathology brought to and resulting from the work setting, as well as factors that stimulate healthy behavior and functioning. Organizational and occupational psychiatrists then utilize consultative, clinical, educational and preventive interventions and strategies to reduce symptoms and conflict, and facilitate health and well-being. For more than 70 years, organizational and occupational psychiatrists have pioneered in the diagnosis, treatment and research of workplace health-mental health conditions. Unlike psychologists, social workers and other occupational health and mental health personnel, organizational and occupational psychiatrists have the medical and psychiatric training and expertise to address the complexities of workplace health and mental health issues.
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The Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry was founded in 1990 to provide a forum for an exchange of ideas between psychiatry and the world of work. The Academy's mission is to enhance the knowledge and skills of its members through various training opportunities and professional networking; to liaison with other professional groups concerned with workplace health and mental health; and to encourage and support the practice of organizational and occupational psychiatry.
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Comments from 6 AOOP members
1. Regarding AOOP, I value the topics we discuss, the scholarly discussions of these topics, the fact that we are small enough to have these rich discussions, and the warm friendships that have evolved over the years in this setting.
2. As a new member of AOOP I appreciate the opportunity to get to know a variety of individuals who manifest passion, professionalism, and dedication in their work and avocations. The organization offers a venue similar in enthusiasm to that of my college years, but suited to my current professional and personal place in life.
3. There are many things I value about AOOP:
- Exploring the role of work in mental health and the role of psychiatric understanding in helping organizations contribute to mental health with psychiatrists who have experience in work related problems.
- Sharing ideas with psychiatrists whose ideas come from work with healthy executives and not from extrapolating from work with mentally ill executives.
- Exposure to the many ways psychiatric knowledge and skills are usefully applied to the problems of work and organizations.
- Thoughtful, pragmatic challenges to my ideas by experienced colleagues.
- Formal presentations and thoughtful discussions with minimal "war stories."
- The presentations and discussions make me think.
- The congenial, friendly atmosphere.
4. AOOP is the only professional organization annual meeting I attend "no matter what". I have attended 19 of the last 20 annual meetings. I make room reservations and plane reservations 6 months in advance. What I have learned and continue to learn through AOOP is indispensable to my practice. The professional and personal relationships that have developed through AOOP are unique and beyond price.
5. It is hard to quantify what I value about AOOP, because technically I'm a forensic psychiatrist and shouldn't really find a whole lot at AOOP that applies to my professional life. I will likely never perform an organizational consultation, and the occupational work I do is well-discussed at other professional meetings. But I return to AOOP meetings and stay involved in the organization because I enjoy the people, the warm and friendly interactions, the thought-provoking formal presentations and the lively discussions. And the meeting content turns out to be highly relevant to what I do. Using what I've learned at AOOP, I think differently about my forensic work, the individuals I evaluate/treat and the context in which they work and live.
6. I find the tension between organizational and occupational psychiatry stimulating and value the creative learning that arises from this tension.
- Who is the client?
- What is our ethics?
- When do we think of the needs of the system (organization) and when do we see the individual?
- At the heart I see it as: where is the workplace supporting mental health and where is it harming it?