^^Don't make DQ proud now.

Aha! The Referee's assistant (I still call him a linesman by the way) raised his flag (it was a late flag) and Inzaghi's goal is disallowed for OFFSIDE! Saxib, you have to time your runs sometimes. Try running along the line for a few meters before dashing in behind the defence. I have a feeling that was one of your intentional ones before you time it well next time to go and score that important goal.

^^ Indian style mooyaan'e nin lugu dhaadheeri sidaa uma fadhiisan karo. Saf dhan baan iska xidhan lahaa hadii kale.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The son of Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls, to keep him going. If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him fill one third with food, one third with drink and one third with air.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (1381). Remember this folks :cool:

^^Can't see the pic. Originally posted by Urban: Wow no way, this can't be the guy I used to see in Granby (liverpool) nearly everyday! Mashallah, if it is him, I'm happy that he made it out of that beautiful dump.

I still have newspapers from the next day,,,,

^^They say they are but who knows?

^^One imam once said it is haram to sit any other way than crossed legged only to take it back the following week to say it is ok only on Fridays BG, you forgot the 'read dua out of a book for 5 mins' khateeb/khutba. Something I got used when working in London.

^Didn't feel it cos I was in the desert. I think it was the 3rd or 4th tremor this year.

^^Saxib the agreement was signed back then. Its been 90 days or so. I highlighted the sticky points back then and the UN has already offered it's excuse for no deployment of forces. Unless Xiin can point out something else, the wheels started to roll back then. 30 days to go.

Originally posted by Fahiye: calling yourself Abdi O'leary will take care of the problem.

You don't want to go there. Read this >>> http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080910/SPORT/632581936/1004&profile=1004

Didn't feel a thing Buildings cleared as tremors hit UAE A strong earthquake struck southern Iran yesterday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others, while aftershocks spurred the evacuation of thousands of people from buildings across the Emirates. The 6.1 magnitude quake struck at about 3pm, causing tremors in the UAE a short time later. The epicentre of the quake was reportedly near the port city of Bandar Abbas in south-west Iran. Most of the damage in Iran occurred on Gheshm island, where 100 houses were destroyed in rural areas, according to the state news agency IRNA. Reports suggested up to 45 people may have been injured. As the shockwaves reached the UAE, witnesses said buildings swayed in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, where the tremors lasted a few seconds. In Dubai, companies along Sheikh Zayed Road evacuated their offices and the Civil Defence Authority and police sent teams onto the streets, but there were no reports last night of any casualties or damage. The Dubai International Financial Centre was among the buildings evacuated. “It happened all of a sudden, and we felt it because our chairs started rocking back and forth and side to side,” said Alyssa Brown, 29, an Australian working as a legal secretary at DLA Piper in Emaar Business Park near The Greens who was at her desk when the tremors shook the ground. “The blinds started moving too. It lasted for about 10 seconds. Everyone started freaking out.” In Dubai Media City, employees evacuated Al Thuraya Tower after the alarm was sounded. “We all felt it and then heard the alarm sound. I’ve never felt anything like that before,” said James Noughton, a media executive who works in the building. Charbel Karam, 25, a designer who works in Emirates Towers, said: “Immediately everyone ran down the stairs to get outside. The security shut down the elevators. Everything seemed to be crazy, including the traffic on the roads. People were just going left and right. It was chaos.” Mohammed Mashroom, director of the survey department at Dubai Municipality, said the epicentre of the earthquake was at Bandar Abbas, one of Iran’s main ports which is home to a large oil refinery that primarily serves the domestic market. He said the magnitude felt in the UAE ranged from 2.8 to 4.8. “Tremors were felt all through the city but all buildings in Dubai are safe,” he said. Jamal Abdullah, head of the civil engineering department at American University of Sharjah, said the earthquake was of similar magnitude to the one that rocked the UAE in Nov 2005. “This one was probably slightly stronger and lasted for a longer period of time,” Mr Abdullah said. From Rolla to Buhaira Corniche, people living in high-rise buildings ran onto the streets. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority building on the Corniche was evacuated as fire alarms were triggered. “I was on the 26th floor when the whole building started to shake,” one employee said. “It was really scary and everyone began to get panicky. We’re just not used to emergency situations here. The fire alarm went off and most people had to come down on the stairs. “Those of us who were on the higher floors felt it the most and felt really vulnerable. I dread to think how I’d have felt if I’d been on the top floor.” In Abu Dhabi, employees at a building in Al Bateen felt it sway significantly for at least a minute. “It was very disorientating. Initially we all thought it was our vision but then we all realised there was something wrong,” said Dawn Sanderson, a solicitor who works in one of the offices. “We all evacuated the building immediately. Gradually other people started to filter out of the building and stood around staring at each other mystified by what was going on.” Another woman, who works in another building in Al Bateen, said: “I was very alarmed. I thought it was me and that I was going to pass out. The building was really moving, significantly.” Angus McFarlane, the technical director at Hyder Consulting in Dubai, said: “London is more at risk of earthquakes than Dubai. In Dubai we sometime get tremors from earthquakes. “This is not unsafe. It’s to be expected and the buildings are designed to cope with it. “Taller buildings will move slightly, but they’re designed for far larger local earthquakes fairly close to Dubai. What’s more dangerous in Dubai are local earthquakes because buildings under four storeys are not designed to resist small earthquakes. If we get some local earthquakes, which we do occasionally, places like Ras al Khaimah and Fujairah would be at risk.” * With agencies and additional reporting by Robert Ditcham, Nour Samaha and Eugene Harnan http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080910/NATIONAL/2531293/1042&profile=1042

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: ^^That's misleading adeer! The timetable for withdrawal will start as soon as the terms of the agreement are signed by both groups. That has not happened yet. The internal is qab-qabsi within the tfg delayed that but IA it will happen. Once that takes place, the count down will start. Was the timetable dependent on signature?

Congrats Nuune. You need to tell me how you did it saxib. I'm jelous!

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/13/business/pirates.php

Blind did you say? Somali pirates hijack another Malaysian vessel 30 Aug 2008 11:57:38 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds Malaysian shipowner statement) By Daniel Wallis NAIROBI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Heavily armed Somali pirates have seized another Malaysian tanker in the latest such attack in the waters off the Horn of Africa country, a maritime official said on Saturday. "We believe it's a Malaysian bulk carrier and it was hijacked last night," Andrew Mwangura, head of the Kenya-based East Africa Seafarers' Assistance Programme, told Reuters. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian national carrier MISC said its ship was the hijacked vessel. The tanker, Bunga Melati 5, was carrying 30,000 tonnes of petrochemicals and heading towards Singapore from Yanbu in Saudi Arabia It had 36 Malaysians and five Filipinos on board when it was hijacked in international waters off the coast of Yemen. "MT Bunga Melati 5 was sailing within the vicinity of the designated security corridor. The vessel attempted evasive manoeuvring before being overpowered by the hijackers," it said. "The coalition (naval) forces within the vicinity were alerted but were unable to prevent the hijacking as safety of the crew onboard is of priority," it said. Lawlessness is spreading fast onshore as Somalia collapses into the worst fighting for two nearly decades. That is fuelling a wave of piracy that increasingly threatens vessels using the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's most important waterways. Somali gunmen have hijacked at least 30 ships in the area so far this year. Last week, they seized four in 48 hours, and are now holding about 130 crew hostage on at least eight vessels from Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Germany, Nigeria and Iran. The piracy is also hampering aid shipments to Somalia, worsening a humanitarian crisis, and the increase in attacks has forced Western navies to take action to protect shipping. Nearly 20,000 ships pass through the Gulf of Aden each year, heading to and from the Suez Canal. This week a Djibouti-based coalition anti-terrorism unit, Combined Task Force 150, set up a Maritime Security Patrol Area or safe corridor that navy warships will roam while coalition aircraft fly overhead. Somalia's interim government and its Ethiopian military allies have been fighting Islamist insurgents since the start of last year. The fighting has killed more than 8,000 civilians and driven a further 1 million from their homes. (Additional reporting by Jalil Hamid in Kuala Lumpur) Source Do you still justify this primitive act?

^^I know. But until things get better kids should think about where they are and how they will grow into professionals.

Good stuff.

Warya Inzaghi, what are you up to now?

^^Kids in the diaspora will not fix the problems back home saxib. They need to fix up themselves first.

Malika, I think we're talking about two different things. Business development in Somalia and amongst diaspora Somalis is all well good and I'm all for it. What I wanted to highlight was the distinct lack of ambition amongst the Somali kids today (particularly the boys) and their perceived and now common red herring of 'wadanki ayaan waxaa ka bilaabi' or 'wadankii baan ka shaqeyn'. Wishing to start up a burger joint in Somalia of all places is by no means ambitious. The likelyhood of Somalia being in a position for him to realise his dream is minimal at the moment. As an insurance policy if you like, kids should plan for working in a decent job where they are in the diaspora today. If things pan out well for him then thats a bonus but he should be made to realise his dream may not come to fruition and that he should prepare well for life in the west. A dose of realism hurt no one dear.

I suppose DQ has not heard of the term 'international waters'?

Malika, I think kids should forget about Somalia in terms of going over there to work or start a business. They should focus on trying to get a decent well paid job where they are today. Work in a peaceful Somalia in the future should be viewed as a bonus and not a realistic possibility.