^^Thanks brother. Insha-Allah I'll be more contacts information for you SOLers in N.America. I am doing the research now. Also, I am writing to some American media outlets, institutions and senators, so I will share whatever responses I receive, Insha-Allah. Don't stop doing your bit bro, and good luck.

^^Lol Red Sea. They're not in the map as of yesterday .

Ha [hayga] gaabnaatee Ha [hayga] gaduudnaatee There. Now that sounds comforting.

Up she comes again. This time, we should be concentrating on the MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UPCOMING CONFERENCE taking place in WASHINGTON whose details our brother Castro has posted in this section. Please write to all the media groups of America, and if you are in Europe, please do so to all media houses that have bearau or correspondents in Washington or the US in general. Time to get writing folks.

Northerner, this is for you bro - BBC's Long Way Down aired recently. Ewan MCGreggor on his bike trip to the cape. PS: Pay attention to the background track - Maryan Mursal's Peter Gabriel album. Especially when travelling between Tunisia & Libya?

Soma Inc, for sure England will roll back but what are the chances of him accepting the managerial position? Martin Orneal has already ruled himself out - I doubt The Special One will accept FA's invitation.

Boortuqaal soulful music....was introduced to me years ago by a marxist friend of mine in university. Fado has been known to have served different purposes for those who used it as a communicational tool. For many years, the marxists, and other stripes of socialists have used it as a common language of the average mass. As a result, the music has been banned by successive governments only later to have these governments to embrace it and to use it to their advantage. Today, Fado is undergoing a revival period and its reach is being globalized. It would be no wonder if other societies take up Fado for its raw, soulful power that strikes a cord in the inner self. Having said that, I do not wish to forget that in the Balkans, there exist semilar sounding music that, whenever I hear it, fills me with sadness - considering the region's recent political and enthnic crisis. A voiced lamentation and the cry of the wounded soul. On the contrary, Fado has no ingredients of sadness or sorrow for me at all. Rather, I listen to it to extract myself from life's reality of material presence that always occupies all the senses, driving attention away from meditation of the soul. Other music with such effect on me include Bulgarian, Uyghur folk, any music with Rabab and Ochestral Taarab music. Homayun Sakhi gracefully playing the Rabab I attended some tabla classes 5 years ago but couldn't master it - had to settle for listening to it instead. Grand Orchestre De Zanzibar - one has to listen to this piece of music art. Enchanting!

^^haven't you heard Im a model insomniac?

^^I am recovering just good jb. lol@ Sharma

Welcome to the Self Preservation Society. Contrags, Val. And good night.

^LOL . Now I retire and will (Insha-Allah) sleep a very last sweet and dreamy sleep .

Sheh, I have eaten. Food seems to cure abit.

Could it be liquid death since one has to drink it?

Sheh, timaha angeeg isaga rif or try standing one leg for a prolonged period. That helps kill the boredom, I tell you . Originally posted by Valenteenah: ^ Oh well. You win some and you lose some. Or if you are England, you lose some and you lose some more. Yeah, Val. Just like the weather these days, innit? More sunshine, less rain...and I have the sunshine .

^^I am out of here. I need to rest my hardworking eyes. Even I, not-so-footy-lover, was banking on England winning.

^^Nuff off, sheekha! You don't have to rub on our faces, laakin.

^^Yeah. Its over. Unfortunately, it is. Yeah, they're good for nothing bunch of monkeys! They and McClaren should get the sack ASAP! Walaahi moodkiibay naga jajabiyeen caawa - baalxoofto waaxid...

^^War shadhab baan ku iri

^^Waryaa shib dheh! the game is still on! Originally posted by sheherazade: hooga. This is why I gave up on football altogether. Lool@hooga

no not yet - only injury time left oh shidh, bool shidh!

oh england 2 - croatia 3

Less than 7 minutes in total fingers crossed

^^I was never famed for sophistication but I know what I like to smoke . Oh yeah its cool, a hot one is cool .

No you will get lost...i'll send few hooligans to lyon and they'll sort you out .

^^get lost! :mad: