The president can be excused for concentrating his efforts on Kismaayo which is the largest security threat at the moment. At least let the man walk ya Xiin.

Morning all. Bal warama. JB, why do you hate Germans?

I've heard a lot more has been spent. Democrats in Florida are complaining about the early voting system. ps Romeny could sneak this

Come on Oz We will create chances but Mata, Oscar and Hazard will be very difficult to deal with. We will need to be more compact in the middle and press better. We also have Suarez the magician

Well you will get the votes of at least 3 people on here because they're all scripts

Abwaan;885881 wrote: Fowsiyo reer Ex-xididkeed bay la joogtaa iyo ilmaheeda abtiyaashood marka waxba naga hallaabi maayaan. kidding....Bal waan arkaynaa wixii dhaca iyo siday u hawl gasho! Saxib, if she doesn't have a fight with someone in the first week in office I will be surprised

The Wire Season 4

Che -Guevara;885757 wrote: Most things really starting with taxes, healthcare, education, immigration, entitlement programs,and civil rights Romney wants to keep Bush taxes and if it's possible cut more taxes for what he calls 'job creators' euphemism for the super rich. He wants to do this without identifying how to raise revenues in order to pay down deficit while funding necessary programs that are helping the elderly, the poor and minorities. Romney wants to reverse Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) even though it is not that from his own healthcare law in Massachusetts. It's difficult to overturn any law passed by the Congress but Romney can severely undermine by defunding it or changing regulations hence changing the intent of the law. Students and former students including yours truly are burdened with student loans. Th republicans have no plan in helping and avoiding the next crisis which is affecting millions of Americans. And there's the issue of immigration. Romney wants 11 million illegals to essentially be deported along with American born children. These people have lived from few years to few decades, have contributed to the tax base, and are part of economy. They are part of the American fabric. It's unwise and immoral to pursue such policy. Romney wants to gut all entitlement programs including Medicaid and Medicare through deep cuts and individual voucher program where elders will be required to shop health plans. And finally Romney is now beholden and supportive of republican-led states where minorities, elders and young people are being disfranchised with new election laws. They are doing anything they can and with trick in the book to limit the political power of non-republicans and in some ways non-whites. The man sounds like a real b*****d lol Thanks for the ins and outs.

General Duke;885784 wrote: NORF & STOIC, the cabinet has just been announced. It's as one predicted but with a few pluses. Fiqi & Maryan Qasim are in, these were two of the best from Farmaajo's government. My man Cawil Saleeban got the Ministry of Finance & Planning. Now this is good news and will soothe the family ego. Abdullahi CilmiMooge, a good friend is also a Minister. However both of you as usual are two desperate secessionist watching us Konfur folks form a government. Oh I forgot Fowzie Adan, is your minister.. From the main job to the PM to the Ministries of Finance and Planning. Not bad considering Now let's see if they are competent. That includes Fawsia who I give 3 months before she is moved along

Fiqikhayre;885507 wrote: Norf I would advice you to learn a skill or two from Abwaan. Nice back track. I tend to call a spade a spade but maybe I should sugar coat it a little ey? Dukey, the only thing I'm guilty of is not knowing who any of these people are. From president to prime minister to distant relative unknowns. Keep supporting

Che -Guevara;885206 wrote: Domestic issues triumphs international issues for us, so yes it does matter. What are the main differences?

^and you didn't comprehend the first post. Defending a comrade?

^With people thinking along the same lines as you no wonder the country is in such a mess

Suldaanka;885347 wrote: The pot calling the kettle black, yaa Xiin? Pirate boys too have their share of set backs, starting with the Oil find which never came... and the double whammy in Mogadishu which has Gen. Duke still struggling to recovering from. As for Khaatumo-seeg, it is that time of the year again - time to do some organising for a new event, time to come up with a new name and time to re-declare what has been declared multiple times over the past decade.

Abu, as I advised you, stay out of Somali issues. If you feel something has to be done then go ahead but don't hold your breath.

‘Info Ladies’ bringing laptops and social services to keep Bangladesh villagers connected Jharabarsha, Bangladesh: Amina Begum had never seen a computer until a few years ago, but now she’s on Skype regularly with her husband. A woman on a bicycle brings the internet to her. Dozens of ‘Info Ladies’ cycle into remote Bangladeshi villages with laptops and internet connections, helping tens of thousands of people — especially women — get everything from government services to chats with distant loved ones. It’s a vital service in a country where only five million of 152 million people have internet access. The Info Ladies project, created in 2008 by local development group D.Net and other community organisations, is modelled after a programme that helped make mobile phones widespread in Bangladesh. It intends to enlist thousands more workers in the next few years with start-up funds from the South Asian country’s central bank and expatriates working around the world. D.Net recruits the women and trains them for three months to use a computer, the internet, a printer and a camera. It arranges bank loans for the women to buy bicycles and equipment. “This way we are providing jobs to jobless women and at the same time empowering villagers with critical information,” said Ananya Raihan, D.Net’s executive director. The women — usually undergraduates from middle-class rural families — aren’t doling out charity. Begum pays 200 takas (Dh8.81) for an hour of Skype time with her husband, who works in Saudi Arabia. Begum smiles shyly when her husband’s cheerful face pops up. With earphones in place, she excitedly tells him she received the money he sent last month. He asks her to buy farm land. Even Begum’s elderly mother-in-law now uses Skype to talk with her son. “We prefer using Skype to mobile phones because this way we can see him on the screen,” Begum said, beaming happily from her tiny farming village in Gaibandha district, 192 kilometres north of the capital, Dhaka. In the neighbouring village of Saghata, an Info Lady is 16-year-old Tamanna Islam Dipa’s connection to social media. “I don’t have a computer, but when the Info Lady comes I use her laptop to chat with my Facebook friends,” she said. “We exchange our class notes and sometimes discuss social issues, such as bad effects of child marriage, dowry and sexual abuse of girls.” The Info Ladies also provide a slew of social services — some for a fee and others for free. They sit with teenage girls, where they talk about primary health care and taboo subjects like menstrual hygiene, contraception and HIV. They help villagers seeking government services write complaints to authorities under the country’s newly enacted Right to Information Act. They talk to farmers about the correct use of fertilizer and insecticides. For 10 takas they help students fill college application forms online. They’re even trained to test blood pressure and blood sugar levels. “The Info Ladies are both entrepreneurs and public service providers,” Raihan said. Raihan borrowed the idea from Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, who in 2004 introduced mobile phones to rural women who had no access to telephones of any kind, by training and sending out scores of ‘Mobile Ladies’ into the countryside. That hugely successful experiment drew in commercial mobile phone operators. Now more than 92 million people in Bangladesh have mobile phone access. Nearly 60 Info Ladies are working in 19 of Bangladesh’s 64 districts. By 2016, Raihan hopes to train 15,000 women. In July, Bangladesh’s central bank agreed to offer interest-free loans to Info Ladies. Distribution of the first phase of loans, totalling 100 million takas, will begin in December. Raihan said D.Net is also encouraging the large population of Bangladeshi expatriates to send money home to help Info Ladies get started. “It’s very innovative,” says Jamilur Reza Chaudhury, a pioneer of information technology education in Bangladesh. “The project is really having an impact on the people at grass-root level.” Info Lady Sathi Akhtar, who works in Begum’s and Dipa’s villages, said she makes more at the job than she would as a school teacher. She said that after making payments on her 120,000 taka loan and covering other costs, she takes home an average of 10,000 takas a month. “We are not only earning money, we are also contributing in empowering our women with information,” she said. “That makes us happy.” http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/internet-comes-calling-on-a-bike-1.1096861

Wyre needs to provide a pic. Alpha, what a ghastly haircut (both of them).

Black with a bit of brown (and 3 grey ones).

Does it really matter who wins? Apparently they don't differ much on foreign policy.

NGONGE;885139 wrote: Morning all. I just discovered that today is Friday! Thought it was Tuesday for some reason. That tends to happen markaad isfasaxdid in midweek Jimce wanaagsan all. Back in Londonbul. Week has gone by too quickly.

Afternoon all. I'm bored. Itchy feet. The Amazon looked very nice on BBC1 last night. JB, that cake cafe looks nice. Do they do a good cup of tea though? I'm yet to find a place in SL that does a good cuppa.

ya isafasaxay

*Ibtisam;884330 wrote: No it is inside someones palaces. Advantages of the privileged. Is it who I think it is? Jacaylbaro;884573 wrote: Adigaa Norf ka daranba ,,,,,,, double useless Look whose talking bal Morning all.

Private only? Are they scared of being emarrassed by the street kids? Oi Alpha, don't steal my idea.