Britain advised all its nationals yesterday to leave three states at the heart of Nigeria's southern Niger Delta, Africa's top oil-producing region, where violence against foreigners has become commonplace.
The advice came as the Supreme Court refused bail for a former militia leader whose detention has fuelled the unrest, raising pressure on newly inaugurated President Umaru Yar'Adua to address the causes of a crisis which has crippled exports.
Kidnappings, armed robberies and other attacks have risen in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states - home to the bulk of Nigerian oil output and the local arm of Royal Dutch Shell - and these are unsafe for Britons, the Foreign Office said
"We therefore advise British nationals to leave. If you stay, you do so at your own risk," it said on its website.
On a personal level I am still being plagued by Nigerian scam e-mails - up to 50 a day. How can you respect these people? I understand that plain clothes police are going into internet cafes to arrest these criminals that use the Nigerian 'advanced fee' or '419' fraud (named after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code). There are myriad schemes and scams - mail, faxed and telephone promises designed to part victims from their money. All involve requests to help move large sums of money with the promise of a substantial share of the cash in return. Individual monetary losses can range from the low thousands into multi-millions. But the true figures are often impossible to ascertain, because many victims, embarrassed by their naiveté and feeling personally humiliated and do not report the crime to the authorities. It might help if there was a website where these scams could be reported to and that they were then investigaged!
If in doubt you can always type the writers name or company into the Google Search Engine and it will in most cases expose the scam. For example in our article dated Wednesday, May 30, 2007 we listed 10 examples. Type this one in "donation_claimoffice@yahoo.it" and you will see that it exposes the scam.
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Saturday, June 9, 2007
Flying Saucer (Ovni) sighting over Málaga Spain?
I had this e-mail from a friend this morning.
"Last night I woke up at 3:40 to make a bathroom stop. Walked out on my terrace and above the airport, but very high in the sky, was an amazing sight. There was a red glowing object up there about half the size of the moon. At first it appeared to be moving slowly but hen stayed in one place for several minutes. The color was like a fire but a bit redder than that. At first I thought it might be a weather balloon reflecting back the sun, but at 3:40 in the morning, the sky was completely black so there was no sun up there to reflect.
Went into the small room up and grabbed a pair of binoculars. Well they magnified the object but did not aid in my knowledge of what it was. So I put back the binoculars and went out to watch it again. It appeared to be getting smaller and smaller while still staying approximately in the same place. And finally, it just vanished completely. Never before have I seen such a sight and I hope that the newspapers will report today what it was because I am sure that others also must have seen it."
Did anyone else see it?
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
My Lucky Day? NO IT IS NOT - The scams out there today
Yesterday I had loads of these e-mails and again this morning so I have decided to post them to warn unsuspecting internet users that these insects are out in force! a lot were not sent to my e-mail address so how did they get there?
johnjoe1@tutopia.com - Dear Friend, ...I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Uk and held in The United Kingdom on the 20th May, 2007 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under draw No. ...
US$7.2Million (Seven Million two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)into your personal bank account. ....
Uk and held in The United Kingdom on the 20th May, 2007 in which you and five (5) provisional winners were selected as winners under draw No. ...
US$7.2Million (Seven Million two hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)into your personal bank account. ....
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Prostate Cancer (personal)
Yesterday I drove down to the University Hospital of Malaga Carlos Haya for my appointment with my oncologist. He assured me that with an original PSA value under 10 that the cancer had not spread anywhere else, but having seen my sister die a few years earlier from metastasis (originating from the Esophagus) and a friend dying when I was a just starting my radio therapy treatment it is obviously difficult not to worry about the spread of the disease when you have symptoms that could be cancer.
Cancer gives you no symptoms or signs that exclusively indicate the disease. Every complaint for cancer can explain a harmless condition as well. If you have symptoms, however, you should see a doctor for further evaluation. Some common symptoms are : Click this link A couple of weeks ago visiting friends asked me about my attitude and I said cautious. I did not want to be positive to the point of being over optimistic. I recognize that I could be on borrowed time and that this has been a "wake up call". (In the United States, cancer of the prostate is a common malignant cancer in men, second only to lung cancer. About 200,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, and about 30,000 men die of the disease each year). I have never smoked and maybe had a glass of wine a day, but now I hardly drink and am eating more healthily. I appreciate being alive and really would love to see the trees that I have lovingly grow much larger. There is a particular plant that I have vowed that I will plant in my garden, one for every further year that I am allowed to enjoy here "Cotinus Coggyria (Royal Purple)". On reflection maybe I should have written a blog during my 40 sessions of treatment? The treatment was not painful, but the after effects have only just receded, the treatment having finished on 5 December 2006. The staff at the University Hospital of Malaga Carlos Haya were marvelous, as were my fellow patients, so much so that tears came to my eyes as I drove away after my last treatment as I listened to Nelly Furtado´s - In Gods Hands, - Wait for You and All Good Things (come to an end). They could not have given me a better Christmas present and I am so grateful to the Spanish Social Security. My treatment, as promised had started within 2 months of being diagnosed, ok one day earlier and since that date I have read that they are going to bring this down to one month in the future in their fight against this disease. Whilst undergoing treatment I did quite a bit of research and decided to publish a page on the pomegranate and its use against prostate cancer. Yesterday my oncologist was pleased with my progress the PSA having come down to 0,17% from 0,21% three months earlier so my next control will be in 6 months time. Obviously there will be a control for the next four and a half years. With 3 months medication it had been brought down to 4% but after 3 months without medication it had risen to 6.3% by July 2006 - T2a and a Gleeson Value of 5 were the results of a biopsy. All were surprised by these results known in August 2006. links
Did I have any prostate problem symptoms? No it was just a regular annual blood test and keeping on top of my health that brought the problem to light. The highest PSA in 2005 was 8.4% but the tumor was not malignant.
Cancer Symptoms Glossary of Medical Terms
Prostate Cancer Overview
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