loool kolay wa lagu karbaasha markaad maalaha habaanki socotid, iska caadayso abti!

lol@cidiya jar, did know they fit into wallets mini first aid? ma dadkaa dagaalanta??

good post bro! My diet aint been too good this week, bread and eggs for suxur or weetabix, tuna meyo sandwich, ribena, kitkat and banana for iftar, and bariis or pasta for casho, if i can be bothered to got to fam house! Goin home for the wknd to mainly stuff myself!

very interesting and beneficial post! thanx

ah but how much money is the question?????

still need to get the full membership tho,lol, still a junior/student member, but in a year or 2 ia.

Debit card E top up-t mobile card National Insurance card Driving License Card A piece of paper with my new address written on it, cant seem to remember it yet Internet Banking Card RAC memebership card Work card RICS Card (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) Blockbuster Card Petrol Reciepts (get my pay back) and a £5 note!

Lucky i hope that you ur friends and family are all safe and well!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3220619.stm judging by his name, this guy must be a muslim, certainly a nice change to good news!

cheering you from here! GOOD LUCK!

Economists among the nomads take note, for future essays etc! You can buy into the China story Investors see huge potential in the biggest emerging global player By William Kay 25 October 2003 Tim Barclay, a 40-year-old planning manager from Bedford, is an investor who takes his cues from what he sees, rather than what people tell him. So when he noticed that his employer, BOC Gases, was investing in China he decided it would make sense to follow suit. "BOC recognises the long-term growth potential as the Chinese markets open up, so I bought into the Invesco Hong Kong and China fund," he said. Many UK investors have recently converted to what City professionals refer to as "the China story". China has long been derided as a rudimentary economy with an interfering government and ill-managed companies whose accounts bear little examination. That is changing, as is demonstrated by the international clamour for China to upvalue its currency, the renminbi, to curb its exports and suck in more imports. But some investment experts say the Chinese economy is overheating and its companies' share prices may soon be hit by higher interest rates and other restrictions. China has been making an increasing impact on the world as the transition from a planned to a market-led economy has taken shape. The people at the sharp end, running companies always looking for global opportunities, have enthusiastically tuned in to the China story. In August, Mr Barclay's boss, the BOC chief executive Tony Isaac said: "We continue to see growth in the Asian markets where we are particularly well placed to take advantage of the opportunities as they arise." Sir Robert Wilson, chairman of Rio Tinto, among the world's largest mining companies, said: "China's growth, with its heavy emphasis on infrastructure development, has become a major influence in the market for many of our products. China now accounts for 17 per cent of global copper consumption, 16 per cent of aluminium production and nearly 23 per cent of global steel consumption. China's consumption of metal has been growing by more than 10 per cent annually and rapid growth seems likely to continue." China already consumes more copper and steel than the US. As the Chinese economy continues to grow, it is putting pressure on the mining and metals markets to keep up with demand. This is pushing up the prices of raw commodities. And China is starting to hurt other countries, particularly the US. On some estimates, it has caused the loss of 2.8 million US manufacturing jobs since 2000. John Crawford, the Henderson investment group's main Asia watcher, has seen the pace of expansion. He said: "I was there in April, and I was staggered by the changes, especially the emergence of an affluent middle class. In the coastal cities, which have gained most from the economic growth, 5 to 10 per cent of the population has enough money to buy a house and car, and go on foreign holidays. That amounts to 40 to 80 million people who have aspirations and want to spend, and that can only be good." This has not escaped the attention of Sir John Bond, chairman of HSBC, a global bank with roots in Asia. He told his shareholders: "In developing countries like China, we believe we will see a growing demand for all kinds of financial services as it grows its per capita income and new consumer markets emerge." As Mr Crawford pointed out, this means the Chinese economy is being driven by two engines. Until now, exports have led the way, thanks to the country's rock-bottom wages making its goods cheaper than nearly anywhere else. But to that is being added consumer spending. It adds up to an exciting prospect, especially as the UK's low-inflation environment looks as if it might keep the London stock market subdued for the next few years. But the key question for investors is how best to tap into the China story. Fund managers agree there are three basic ways to invest in China: buy its companies' shares direct, buy a fund which invests at least partly in the country, or buy shares in western companies which stand to gain from trading with China. Local companies can be listed on the Shanghai or Hong Kong stock exchanges, but Mr Crawford advises against tangling with those in Shanghai. "It's like a casino," he said. "The standards of accountancy and transparency are not as high as in the West." But the most-established companies are listed in Hong Kong, where they have to conform to international standards and are more likely to have proven management. The Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies tend to be in telecoms, property, ports and oil. Not as exciting as making motorcycles and in-car entertainment systems, perhaps, but probably more reliable. From Shanghai, Nancy Wang, Jupiter Asset Management's China specialist, said: "Historically, the biggest excitement on Hong Kong-listed shares is speculation about allowing domestic Chinese to buy. Many companies have been quietly restructuring for better earnings and balance sheets, which with the strong growth in the Chinese economy means earnings have ballooned as have dividends. And there is speculation about renminbi revaluation." Mark Breeden, who runs Investec's Hong Kong and China fund, said: "It's not going to be a smooth ride. Economic growth is running at 9 per cent a year, several times the UK rate, money supply is growing 25 per cent, a third of all bank loans will not be repaid and property prices in cities such as Shanghai are soaring. It's not sustainable, so we are bound to see higher interest rates. The potential is there, but there will be a crunch, and that will mean volatile share prices." Some experts counsel caution. John Hatherley, head of Global Analysis at M&G, said: "Buying China shares is a game for specialists, and private individuals are best off investing through a fund. But even a China fund is a dangerous game, so better to go into a well-managed Asia Pacific fund invested in Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Or you can invest in blue-chip companies benefiting from the China phenomenon, such as HSBC or Standard Chartered Bank." China shares have risen sharply this year, but the bulls are convinced this is only the start and there is more to come.

i feel for the brother, i can only hope and pray that he gets justice for being an innocent business man in these difficult times for all! ameen!

ELM TREE (NobleMinded) - pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, loudest demands, tends not to forgive mistakes, cheerful, likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, likes making decisions for others, noble-minded, generous, good sense of humor, practical. lol, seems accurate enough! this is all a trick, say nice things about ppl and they love it, thats why most of us feel it is a representation of us in real life. But is it? The same things are repeated thru out the trees but are said differently so we all think we are darlings!!!!!

lol@gaad wade! u can say that, if i'm late i'm the Somali Schumacher, if not, i drive like Miss Daisy! Dont think its a good idea to stray from the topic or Shaqsi will get annoyed, but we cant help it can we?

lol, too right, everyday i have problems, gettin home is the worst! i have become this agreessive driver u dont wanna mess with! :mad:

http://www.itisholdings-info.co.uk/ UK taffic info, whereever u are, very usefull when negotiating these chaotic london roads!

http://news.independent.co.uk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk How do u guys change the link text to something else?

lol@MMA Phil Mitchell his name is!

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=457979

lucky, sorry sis, when yr at work u know how it is, i read the title and this following line, "I aLways hear girLs you had better be extra carefuL...." then came to the conclusion of women being careful in ramadan, then refered to fact that gossip must be 'controlled' during this holy month. i better leave it there, for my own good!

"look like they are trying to jump onto the potential grave train at the expense of ordinary somali people"---i agree with you here The guy is not a leader by a stretch, instead of being calm and concise, he worsens the situation by increasing tensions within the coutry. While he and his goons are too busy eating at Ming Sing and Xaraf restuarants and building villas on the outskirts of H Town with the countries money, many ppl have just realised how incompetent Udub realy are. No control in many parts of the country, which is really controlled by Kulmiye, this just could'nt be more clear. Having said that, the ppl arrested are locals who were assigned to protect the school, so this just shows how much he knows about the situation. Jumping the gun and publicly stating that it was this group or that group again further put forward my point that this is NO LEADER!

10 Ramadan Kareem check the link for moon-sighting info! http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IC0310-2121

Violent past of a teenage murderer TEENAGE murderer Abdul Omar lived in Sheffield for a mere three years – yet his murder trial was not the first time he had found himself hauled before the city's courts. A month before he stabbed Parmajit Singh Bains to death with a kitchen knife the 16-year-old was sentenced to a 40-hour community punishment order for attacking a police officer. And the year before that Omar, of Alexandra Road, Heeley, was convicted of attempted robbery. He had also been regularly expelled from two city secondary schools for his violent behaviour towards fellow pupils – a trend first noticed by teachers at schools he attended in London when he and his family arrived in the UK after fleeing from Somalia. Once in Sheffield Omar split his week between the classroom and dealing drugs on the city's streets. Predominantly a heroin and crack cocaine dealer, he admitted to Sheffield Crown Court that he would sell to "the young and old" and that his dealing would start as early as 9am when post offices opened and addicts could cash in their benefit cheques to pay for a fix. Omar said his deadly trade could earn him up to £400 a week, but that he stopped at the turn of this year when he feared police were closing in on his operation. Instead, in his own words, he became a "heavy" or the "muscle" for another dealer, where he was paid to use force to get addicts to pay up, openly admitting that he would use whatever violence it took. It was through Sheffield's drug scene that Omar first got to know the man he later went on to stab up to 11 times – admitting that he had dealt drugs to Mr Bains in the past. Det Sgt James Abdy, the senior officer in the case, said the vicious killing proved the dangers of getting involved in drugs. "The case highlights the dangers of living a life ruled by drugs and the dangerous and volatile situations those involved can find themselves in," he said. The young killer arrived in Britain along with his mum and two sisters in 1994 as an asylum seeker, claiming they feared for their lives in Somalia. Omar' s father – a civil servant in the Somalian Government's finance department – was gunned down by rebels who overturned the state. They returned a few days later and killed the teenager's twin brother. They were just six years old at the time. Omar 's mum, who has been on medication since the brutal double murder to help her cope, told Sheffield Crown Court that the rebels used machine guns to kill her husband outside their family home in 1993. She said a group of four men turned up claiming her husband was a spy because he had started to work as a driver for the UN when troops were sent into the troubled country to keep warring tribes apart. She said her son, who witnessed the bloodshed, was so affected by the ordeal that he barely spoke until he was 10. She told immigration officials that anyone from an opposing tribe to the rebels in power in the early and mid 1990s was at risk of being killed. THE VICTIM PARMAJIT Singh Bains moved to Sheffield from Derby in the mid 1990s to seek help for his heroin addiction. He was accepted on to a drug rehabilitation programme and opted to stay in the city at the end of his treatment. But the 37-year-old father-of-one soon slipped back into his old ways and eventually crossed paths with the drug dealing teenager who later claimed his life. Det Supt Haworth said Mr Bains' murder had devastated his family. "They are a very loyal and well educated family living through their worst nightmare - the loss of a treasured loved one," he said. 25 October 2003

http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=681556 Swaggering killer jailed A "SWAGGERING" murderer who viciously stabbed a man to death could remain a danger to the public for the rest of his life, a Sheffield judge has warned. Abdul Rashid Omar, aged 16, was detained at Her Majesty's pleasure for the cold-blooded killing of Parmajit Singh Bains, 37, in a row in Low Edges, Sheffield in March. Judge David Bentley QC ordered him to serve a minimum of nine years and four months. He doubted Omar would be on the streets for "a very long time". He said Omar, of Alexander Road, Heeley, was "extremely dangerous." He had regularly been violent at school and was an 'enforcer' employed by a drug dealer to use violence against addicts who failed to pay up. Omar stabbed Mr Bains up to 11 times in the chest, back and stomach in a row over £20. Mr Bains said Omar stole it when the note was dropped as he bought drugs. A bus stopped nearby was splattered with blood. Judge Bentley told Omar: "You will not be released until those who have the responsibility of deciding these matters are satisfied that you are no longer a danger to the public. "I may be wrong, but I feel that it may be a very long time from now before anyone can say you no longer present a danger," he said. "This was a truly appalling case. After that dreadful attack you left him (Mr Bains) bleeding and dying and walked away with a smirk on your face, swaggering, pleased with yourself." Omar, a Somalian refugee, admitted the frenzied knife attack but claimed it was manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. His lawyers said he'd been suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, claiming he had never recovered from seeing his father gunned down by rebels outside the family home when he was six. The rebels returned a few days later n TURN TO PAGE 2 25 October 2003

i'm in, Jazakallahukharan! I can see many worthwhile late nights!