^^You're soft mate

Originally posted by NGONGE: Looks like North has melted in the heat. I have been busy averting a near disaster on the project saxib. Think everything is ok now. But yeah its very hot and humid and a constant headache ps read somewhere humidity is good for the body,,, :confused:

Yeahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great purchase. K&T will lethal! Watch this space A&T.

Where?

^another xaflad?

Private sector holiday on July 31 to mark Isra Wal Meraj WAM Published: July 27, 2008, 15:31 Abu Dhabi: The private sector in the UAE will get a one-day holiday on Thursday, July 31, to mark Isra Wal Meraj - Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) ascension to heaven - it was announced on Sunday. According to a circular issued by the Ministry of Labour, private sector employees will get a holiday on Thursday, July 31, to celebrate the glorious occasion. The ministry congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates, and the UAE government and people on the occasion. The ministry also congratulated the Arab and Muslim nations on the glorious occasion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Its not very easy trying engage youngsters who need engaging (gang members, school drop outs etc) and many who try simply get it wrong by assuming that you can approach them on the street and tell them you’re there to help them etc etc. This is why many give up or avoid it all together. Its a lot easier to engage them and get a little respect from them through activities (it was football for me) then a quiet word here and there to get them thinking about turning a new leaf. Events for teenagers are fine as well but their effect is limited. Getting them to become selfish (in a good way) is the key.

The Irish government has been forced to apologise to a Somalian woman in Dublin whose husband and children languished in a refugee camp in Ethiopia for three years because Irish officials failed to tell them they had visas to join her. The 30-year-old woman was forced to go to the High Court after Department of Justice officials ignored her letters in 2005, 2006 and 2007 asking about her family's situation. She had come to Ireland in 2003, was granted refugee status a year later, then applied for her husband, son and step-daughter to be allowed to join her. Her son and daughter are aged eight and nine respectively, while her stepdaughter - the child of her husband's deceased brother - is 16. The Irish Department of Justice decided in 2005 to allow the woman's family to come to Ireland - but failed to tell her, or any of her family. Her letters to officials in Dublin over three years were ignored, during which time her family were forced to stay in a refugee camp in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, instead of being with her in Ireland as they were entitled to. The woman only found out her family's visa requests had been granted when her lawyers obtained her file under the Republic's Freedom of Information Act in late 2007. Despite the discovery, the family's ordeal continued. Although the Department of Justice in Dublin told the woman that visas would be issued, when the family travelled from their refugee camp home to the Irish Embassy in Addis Ababa, diplomats there said they knew nothing about the case. The woman then took legal action against the Irish State, claiming her rights under Irish refugee laws, the Irish constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights have been violated. Apology On Friday, High Court Judge Mr George Birmingham heard lawyer Sara Moorhead for the Irish State apologise on behalf of Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern, for a "profound systems failure". "We don't have excuses for it," the lawyer told the court. She said that visas would be issued by the Irish Embassy in Ethiopia for the family to come to Ireland. The Somalian woman was in court but the judge ordered that her identity be protected for her privacy. He also said he would rule in October if the woman's action against the Irish state should go ahead, given the apology she has received. In an affidavit to the court, the woman told of her extreme distress at being apart from her husband and children, knowing that they were at risk where they were, and was extremely upset at how long it took to get the visas. "The time apart from them can never be replaced," she stated in the affidavit. Flight arrangements are being made to fly the family to Ireland and they are expected to be reunited shortly with their mother. A spokeswoman for the Department of Justice said a review into procedures at the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service was already under way. An internal report by consultants into procedures at the service two years ago revealed that junior officials sometimes took decisions on visas which were not scrutinised externally, and that long backlogs exist for visa and residency applications. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7526493.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3673730.stm

Why 4? Do you guys get a long wknd?

Waiting on lunch to arrive. Pasta!

Bal maxaad hambo inaga tusi?

Subaax Al Khayr 4 day week ahead and its already nearly lunch time,,,

Good luck to them Go reer Sheffield :cool: *transefred from sports section*

Great news and good luck to them.

It will be interesting what happens when push comes to shove but I really hope the Ethios withdraw.

Is there a website for this new borad of muslims who will interpret Islam the 'right' way?

Plumbers make good money. We're getting ready to move again (albeit just down the road).

Will watch the vids in due time. We have not left the link between Atheism and Evolution (thats next). Is your last sentence an error? Do you agree with the Darwin Theory?

An interesting project though. To supply a local town or village will most probably be a requirement. I can see wind farms dotted across the homeland in future. Can you imagine the reaction from geel jireyaasha?

Afternoon. Is that Scheh trolling today??? Dabshid, you're lucky you don't have to do any airport runs anymore,,,,,

The guy needs a few lessons in speech writing and delivery. Its all wishy washy stuff at the moment.

Is your definition different to Darwin's? If so, please explain how. Darwin's Theory of Evolution - The Premise Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification". That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of the original, but an entirely different creature). Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Natural Selection While Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a relatively young archetype, the evolutionary worldview itself is as old as antiquity. Ancient Greek philosophers such as Anaximander postulated the development of life from non-life and the evolutionary descent of man from animal. Charles Darwin simply brought something new to the old philosophy -- a plausible mechanism called "natural selection." Natural selection acts to preserve and accumulate minor advantageous genetic mutations. Suppose a member of a species developed a functional advantage (it grew wings and learned to fly). Its offspring would inherit that advantage and pass it on to their offspring. The inferior (disadvantaged) members of the same species would gradually die out, leaving only the superior (advantaged) members of the species. Natural selection is the preservation of a functional advantage that enables a species to compete better in the wild. Natural selection is the naturalistic equivalent to domestic breeding. Over the centuries, human breeders have produced dramatic changes in domestic animal populations by selecting individuals to breed. Breeders eliminate undesirable traits gradually over time. Similarly, natural selection eliminates inferior species gradually over time. Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Slowly But Surely... Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a slow gradual process. Darwin wrote, "…Natural selection acts only by taking advantage of slight successive variations; she can never take a great and sudden leap, but must advance by short and sure, though slow steps." [1] Thus, Darwin conceded that, "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." [2] Such a complex organ would be known as an "irreducibly complex system". An irreducibly complex system is one composed of multiple parts, all of which are necessary for the system to function. If even one part is missing, the entire system will fail to function. Every individual part is integral. [3] Thus, such a system could not have evolved slowly, piece by piece. The common mousetrap is an everyday non-biological example of irreducible complexity. It is composed of five basic parts: a catch (to hold the bait), a powerful spring, a thin rod called "the hammer," a holding bar to secure the hammer in place, and a platform to mount the trap. If any one of these parts is missing, the mechanism will not work. Each individual part is integral. The mousetrap is irreducibly complex. [4] Darwin's Theory of Evolution - A Theory In Crisis Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a theory in crisis in light of the tremendous advances we've made in molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics over the past fifty years. We now know that there are in fact tens of thousands of irreducibly complex systems on the cellular level. Specified complexity pervades the microscopic biological world. Molecular biologist Michael Denton wrote, "Although the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small, weighing less than 10-12 grams, each is in effect a veritable micro-miniaturized factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, made up altogether of one hundred thousand million atoms, far more complicated than any machinery built by man and absolutely without parallel in the non-living world." [5] And we don't need a microscope to observe irreducible complexity. The eye, the ear and the heart are all examples of irreducible complexity, though they were not recognized as such in Darwin's day. Nevertheless, Darwin confessed, "To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree." [6 "allaboutscience"

Maxaa dhacay bal? Some one briefly fill me in. Are we still course for a withdrawal and cease fire ir have things gone pair shaped? Warka ii diiba Feen al walad Castro?

Sophist, apart from building/toursim investments was there much else? The place (Morroco) is in dire need of infrastrructure & local development.