lol Winger, the same happened to me... It was the first week of the uni and i went there to meet up with a friend of mine, after meeting my friend we went to the library and there sat a somali fella, the fella was browsing somaliaonline. So, i looked closer to see which category he was reading, as i leaned closer i realised that he was reading a post by JamaaL-11, so, i said oh this post is interesting and he went like yes, it is by JamaaL-11. I was like yeah, i can see that but who is he? He was like ..oh that JamaaL? he is a forumer, quite popular fella in somaliaonline lol. My friend couldnt holdf back and laughed pointing his finger at me. The fella browsing Somalia Online was none other than Muraad lol. Soon after, i met up with Dantay, the poet and then other SOL users of whom i dont wonna mention.

CASE NUMBER: 64 CASE MNEMONIC: SOMALIA CASE NAME: Somalia Waste Imports from Italy A. IDENTIFICATION 1. The Issue During the Somali civil war hazardous waste was dumped in this African nation by industrialized countries. The alleged perpetrators were Italian and Swiss firms who supposedly entered into a contract with the Somali government to dump waste in the war ravaged African nation. The issue of dumping in Somalia is two fold in that it is both a legal question and a moral question. First, is there a violation of international treaties in the export of hazardous waste to Somalia. Second, is it ethically questionable to negotiate a hazardous waste disposal contract with a country in the midst of a protracted civil war and with a government that can best be described as tenuous and factionalized? 2. Description With the abdication of President Siad Barre in 1989, the country of Somalia was thrown in a state of anarchy. The country is currently ruled by a series of warlords each holding a small section of the country. The rival factions have been at war with each other since the mid-eighties and a mission by the United Nations to stabilize the country has now ended in apparent political failure. The war led to a serious famine that was solved by the intervention. Less publicized was the exploitation of the Somalian crisis by firms who specialize in the disposal of hazardous waste. In the fall of 1992 reports began to appear in the international media concerning unnamed European firms that were illegally dumping waste in Somalia. By most reports, several thousand tons of waste, mostly processed industrial waste, had already been dumped there. It was also reported that waste was seen being dumped off the Somali coast into the Indian Ocean. To further compound the country's environmental problems, a storage facility in northern Somalia filled with pesticides had been destroyed during the war. The spilt chemicals and resulting fire poisoned one of the few sources of drinking water in the famine ravaged country. What caused controversy in 1992, however, was reports of a contract established between a Swiss firm, Achair Partners, and an Italian firm, Progresso, with Nur Elmy Osman, who claimed to be the Somali Minister of Health under an interim government headed by Ali Mahdi Muhammad. Osman had been a health official in the Barre government, but allegedly was no longer recognized as a government official by Ali Mahdi. Osman had supposedly entered into an $80 million contract in December of 1991, whereby the two firms would be allowed to build a 10 million ton storage facility for hazardous waste. The waste would first be burned in an incinerator to be built on the same site and then stored in the facility at the rate of 500,000 tons a year. Reports of the alleged contract outraged the world community. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) investigated the matter at the urging of Somalia's neighbors and the Swiss and Italian governments. What ensued was a period of accusations as both firms denied entering into any agreement, Osman denied signing any contract and the Swiss and Italian governments said they had no knowledge of the two firms activities. As a result of the UNEP's investigation, the contract was declared null and the facility was never built. Still it became apparent to the UNEP's director Dr. Mustafa Tolba that the firms of Achair Partners and Progresso were set up specifically as fictitious companies by larger industrial firms to dispose of hazardous waste. At one point Dr. Tolba declared that the UNEP was dealing with a mafia. Beyond the obvious ethical question of trying to coerce a hazardous waste agreement out of an unstable country like Somalia, the attempt by Swiss and Italian firms to dump waste in Somalia violates international treaties to which both countries are signatories. Switzerland has signed and ratified the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (see BASEL case). Somalia and Italy have not signed the Basel Convention. The Basel Convention prohibits (among other things) waste trade between countries that have signed the Convention and countries that have not signed the Convention unless a bilateral waste agreement has been negotiated. Somalia and Switzerland had no such bilateral agreement. The Basel Convention also prohibits shipping hazardous waste to a war zone. Although not a signatory to the Basel Convention, Italy has signed the fourth Lome Convention. It is the only country in Europe to do so. Italy signed the Lome Convention in order to "prove" its good intentions with regard to the disposal hazardous waste. No reason is given for Italy's failure to sign the Basel Convention (see NIGERIA case). Article 39 of the Lome Convention clearly prohibits the export of waste to Africa as well as the Caribbean and the Pacific. ------------------------ Source : http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/somalia.htm

Hey guys you know what!? I personally don't wonna adopt a kid who is not my own. I just cant. But I would be more than happy to support/provide for a child who lives with his parents or some adopting parents. The emotional burden of raising a kid who is not mine is too much for me, after all i am man . Adoption is for women, provision? then thats my field. Emotions make you soft.

I think i am winning here lol

Good selection fellas - keep it up

Diabetes, did i read you write diabetes? Well, how do you expect Somalis to be free from diabetes and blood pressures, when you know your dad eats 6 tea-spoons of concentrated suger (Sokor-Guurta) on his cuppa tetly's, and at the same time yelling curses at his troublesome sons which may latter result in blood pressure. 'illaahey baa igu og ilmahan neerfooso ayey iga dhigeen' laments the oldman, while his wife and her daughtors munch on fatty suuga residuals. That way you have a whole family on un-stable diet and state of mind. "Qeylo la'aan waa la naaxaa" "sokor badan wadne macaan ayey keentaa, in direct translation 'sweet heart'"

Lost soul? yup yhou can say that. Sophist, it seems many of us do go through moments so hard to ignore like the one you stated above. Moments when three sides of you conflict each other, when you fail to understand which of those three is the safest one to agree to. When "The body and mind, the soul and heart's temptation, conscience and curiousity" get at a loggerheads with each other. Would it not be nice to gain access to the inner-self, to get the key of power that enables one to re-arrange his/her inner-self into order? That key is what i am looking for and if you happen to find it, please do inform me for I need that power Let your conscience take control sophist, so far as we have known it is said to be the best judge. Think not deeply but look at matters like these simply, the basic course of it can provide an answer or a solution.

CAMBARO-LUULeey, you are such a sweet heart. those songs you have posted are my fav'rites too .....oh yeah thats right. i am so hooked to Heart106.2 FM every night just to hear them blasted from the sterio. I like the part where JOE sings " I think i found someone i can live my life for" Damn thats deep. Cushitic_cutie lol.... hey baby if that song "on a bended knee" is your fav'rite then you are as cute as it apears from your nick, nice selection. BOY11MEN are a hit for real, their songs are moving, touching and precisly on a point. If you listen to them more oftenly, then you are guaranteed to fall inlove sooner than later . Dantay abaa waan fiicnahay, how are you doing yourself? Sxb as you have said youself, the songs by ll cool J or JOE are simple worded but that simplity and what they convey attracts many. Many of us do relate to their experiances and compassion for others.

Dear Author, Are you asking me whether i'd like to date a non-Somali or Marrying a non-Somali? If your aim of this thread was to ask the first question, then, i must state that i have already dated non-Somalis, and as far as the second question is concerned: NO and I am not thinking of it. I am not planning to marry or spend my time with a non-Somali female. I donnot intend to marry a non-Somali girl whether she'd be a muslim or not. My wife has to be a Somali female who speaks the same words that i speak, and who understands my position in the community I am living in. there is a compulsary duty upon my shoulders to pass the Somali tradition and Culture to my offsprings, and to achieve that I need a woman who knows her culture, religion and her duties as a wife. PS: I am not against Inter-racial marriages, it is just that i am insearch of pure Somali kids

Somalis and Somalia's worst enemy is Anger and Ignorrance

Shujui -- lol Hey, Many Nomads including me in the "London Metropolitan University" Study Politics and International Relations, as you have said it already, there is nothing wrong with studying it but don't you know that we Nomads just love to get involved in political debates? lol. Apart from arguements and debates, there are many different aspects of that modular progamme that attracts me personally, the programme happens to be the software or may i say the grease that smoothens the wheels of power. I love politics and that love has made me go further than loving it but studying it. Mind you, LMU now holds quite a number of political students. I don't want to mention the names ....but ...i can provide them if you must have them

Okey, seen seen! Waryaa! yo! Yo! Waryaa! aha/sida haad hilib dafaayoo kalaan cirka kuula duuli/ama leeb gamoon sidiisaan cirka kuugu gami /ama Sida eneteree qamandi sidaan kuu dhul mari/Isla illaali hooy mistar miyirlaawe/Maskax fududidaa ma waxaad aheed reer baraawe/ama gabdhahaa kuugu yeero Mr Qaablaawe/Lagdin geeljirnimo iguma gaartide ha is daalin/feerkuna aan kaa baxshiyo disko dhansin/Gabdhahaan baashada baraa dharaar iyo habeene/adiguna waa inaan ku baraa murtiyo lagdine/ Af-somaliga ilkahaad ku sidataa ina xaawo taako/fak fakta badan jooji dhoore meel fariiso/hadii kale yaan ku odhan waxaad tahay "wewe taako taako"/waxaan ahay sidii Mukulaal madow oo mugdi joogto/indhaheyguna yihiin sida dhab holcaayo/Ninkii i horta joogsadana olol baan kunaari/adiguna hadaad iswaasho waan ku karbaashi/oo weliba intaan diric kuraan xiraan laad kugu rafici/Markaad oohinta badisana sii ay kutubeey aan ku sasabi/Markaan damcana sidii derin ayaan kuu laablaabi/sababtoo aah markaad hadasho waxaa iqabato lalabo/wadna weyne iyo waxaa tahay san faleembo/saaxiibtaa magacey kuugu yeerto waa minjo baasto/tiijarkaagu(teacher) wuxuu kuu yaqaan KUULEY CALI BANJAR/deriskana waxey kuugu wacaan F*to maqaar/Inaan cuyaarnsho dooni maayo oo aad i inkaar/ee sii gurguuro saaxiib oo geed ku niiki/bood boodkaagaa batay beryahan sidii BARREEY S*!L waal/Hadeer waxaa iheyso inaan kugu qarxiyo BAMBO FAAL/kadib ku kariyo oo aanmaskaxdaada ku cuno XEERO IYO FANDHAAL/Hadalkeyga, waanadeyda yeel waa iga dhambaal/Hadaan yeeli weydo waxaad tahay DABAAL/Hadaad is adkeyso dhiigaaga waa ii XALAAL/Intaan mek-ab kuu marshaan LMD(daawada-gandiga) kugu talaali/

Its modern way of life...girls can call

Geeeeeeeeeeeeljireeeeeeeeee looooooooooooool applause sxb walaahi i thought no one could somali rhyme...thats why i started who can somali rhyme...hadeer waa aniga iyo adiga ......KAALAY AAN MURANEE Waraa hooy! imataqanide haigu soo degdegin/isdaji sxb yaanan ku daldalin/is illaasha hooy yaanan idin wada dilin/Ka beydh ka beydh, jidka ka beydh/Buruskeyga yuusan ku haleelin/Baabah hadaanan kaa dhigin hooyo ima dhalin/Hadaad murmi karto kaalay aan murrane/Hadaad geel yaqaan tahayna kaalay aan dhaanto dheelne/Xarfaheyda waa sida garneel gacmeed gawaan ku qarxey/ama garuun madax bidaar ah ku cuskadey/waxaan ahay majnuun miyirlaawe markaan makrafoonka heysto/Magaceyga waa jamaal ileben cid i hor joogsan karto majirto/xitaa Odayaashaa iga xirsi xirto/Hadal iyo howraar cidna iguma gaarto/murti iyo madadaalo Illaahbaa igu manneeystey/sayid cabbule xassan oo kalaan ahay/

Kheyr Barwaaqo, keyfak?

SUNSET ofcourse i wonna hear it..... words are well represented when spoken. Please let me and my other nomads hear the audio of it....Thank you

Kamila ... Heestu waxay aheen jirtey sidatan "waa suaal, da'weynoo madaxa daalineyse" Run ahaantii su'aalahaas ay heesta soo jeedisey waa kuwo aanan loo heli karayn wax jawaab ah, maxaa yeeley hadey dawadii wax dabiibi jirtey bukooto suurta gal ma ahan in la helo dawo daawadeed lol. Waxaana cajaaib ah sida wanaagsan ee heestaasi mualifka u sameeyey miraheeda. Waayo heestu micno aad u weyn ayaa ku qarsoon. Heestu waxay inoo caddeyneysaa in aanan xal loo heli karin marxalad sidaas oo kale ah, sida dowladii xiligaas jirtey.

CAMBARO -LUUL and illmatic What a selection.... both songs happen to be my fav'rites. Joe and LL cool J are heavyweights in their own fields. I like Joe's "why are all good girls taken" And though naughty LL cool J's "Doin it" is cool Thankx guys

Whoa! tiz hot in here fellas...some heated lyrical battle. Ya'all heavy .... Talentz thats what u guys are..4real nuf respec

"fight the obscure with my light wich is pure.." Thats so true, obscurity can only be combated with clarity. Therefore I think your advice is helpful. Nice poem..S.U.N.S.E.T - - Feed us with more of this sort -- thankx

"No matter how many books she had read that described one’s first kiss nothing prepared her for this connection with another human being solely through lips and sharing one breath just an omen of what their life would be like together." Scorpion....you seem to be spreading your wings over the fields of romance and imagery. The sequel seems to have introduced a much needed aspect of the story: intimacy The shallow breath and the rise of body tempreture are the main things that make first kisses special. Getting close to someone. Closer than even there own self can is what many romantic call "the holy union" or some call it the unholy. But either way your sequel excites everyone who have past thru that stage or waiting to go through it. Conclussion: As one of the above nomads said: captivating and tempting as well.

lol

All My Life ~ KC and JoJo Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby Baby, Ooh, I'm so glad I will never find another lover sweeter than you, sweeter than you I will never find another lover more precious than you, more precious than you Girl you are Close to me you're like my mother, Close to me you're like my father, Close to me you're like my sister, Close to me you're like my brother You are the only one my everything and for you this song I sing CHORUS: All my life I prayed for someone like you I thank God that I, that I finally found you All my life I prayed for someone like you I hope that you feel the same way too Yes, I pray that you do love me too Said I promised to never fall in love with a stranger, You're all I'm thinking of I praise the Lord above, For sending me your love, I cherish every hug, I REALLY LOVE YOU!!! CHORUS You're all that I've ever known, When you smile on your face all I see is a glow, You turned my life around, You picked me up when I was down, You're all that I've ever known, when you smile your face glows, You picked me up when I was down You're all that I've ever known, when you smile your face glows, You picked me up when I was down and I hope that you feel the same way too, Yes I pray that you do love me too

Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)by phil collins How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh You're the only one who really knew me at all How can you just walk away from me, when all I can do is watch you leave Cos we've shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears You're the only one who really knew me at all So take a look at me now, oh there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face Ooh take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space And you coming back to me is against the odds and that's what I've got to face I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry There's so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why You're the only one who really knew me at all So take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face Now take a look at me now, cos there's just an empty space But to wait for you, is all I can do and that's what I've got to face Take a good look at me now, cos I'll still be standing here And you coming back to me is against all odds It's the chance I've gotta take Take a look at me now

Music lover! wlcm nomad friend. I was asking myself what was missing but now i know what it was. Thank you sxb and have a pleasant and comfortable stay... Yours Chief-laan-buul