Blue, I know when you reach 59 in 40 years, you will look just like Iman. Somali faces are forever young.

It is not a matter of if. It is just when. West Somalia

The most current slacktivism trend that is sweeping social media is the Ice Bucket Challenge. In all the conversations about this, it took me two days before someone mentioned in their post that it was for ALS – Lou Gehrig’s Disease. On my personal pages, I’ve not come across a lot of these posts because I started removing people a long time ago who participated in what I and many others call “slacktivism” — something that makes a person feel good, but has no actual effect on the cause they are promoting. When something like this invades pop culture, there’s always a debate about whether the viral nature of the stunt outweighs any benefits to the actual cause. Currently, the ALS Foundation states that since the Ice Bucket Challenge campaign, they have raised $15.6 million, which is nearly nine times more than what they raised during June, July and August of 2013. Other ALS charities have stated that their donations have increased substantially by these ice bucket challenges, and at the end of the day, isn’t that the goal? Why do we even care what someone posts on Facebook if, when all is said and done, someone is spurred to donate money to a good cause? Why do I remove someone when I see yet another acquaintance post “why is no one around whenever I’m horny?” Well, because there’s a difference between actual donations or awareness and being sucked up into a social media popularity contest. Breast Cancer awareness is the most prevalent “cause” taken up by slacktivists. The above mentioned quote comes from the most recent breast cancer chainmail that was sent around for 2014. Most of these messages stem from that one time when women posted a color (the color of their bras! Gasp! Soooo risque!) on Facebook statuses worldwide in an effort to flummox men. Oh yeah, and of course, raise awareness for breast cancers. When the trend was picked up by news outlets, it ensured that each year, women will be messaged by by their Facebook “friends” in a gotcha moment: You liked the chain mail status! If you truly care about people and aren’t a horrible person who would like to watch the little tiny babies of Africa starve, then of COURSE you’ll play this simple, stupid, and obtuse game — as long as you don’t tell anyone! Remember: It’s for breast cancer awareness! Just make sure that you share that. Even more insulting, the emails usually include the title of “20XX Breast Cancer Game.” That’s right — breast cancer has been so successfully marketed that most people don’t see breast cancer as a fight; rather, they see raising awareness as a game. However, survivors and victims don’t. Lisa Bonchek Adams, a woman who has been fighting breast cancer for years, has written two posts that summarize my feelings of frustration at slacktivism that I am unable to eloquently articulate. http://theflounce.com/values-slacktivism-ice-bucket-challenge-cynicism-social-media/

slacktivism slack|tiv|ism Pronunciation: /ˈslaktɪvɪz(ə)m Actions performed online/offline in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement, e.g. signing an online petition or joining a campaign group on a social media website:

GOOD FOR Barack Obama. While vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, he refused Ethel Kennedy’s ice bucket challenge. You know the saying: Just because every idiot in the world is jumping off of a cliff doesn’t mean you should too. No question, the group-think summertime craze is proving an effective way to raise funds. But that doesn’t make it right. The challenge, as you’re probably aware, is that someone dares you either to douse yourself with a bucket full of water and ice or send $100 to the ALS Association. Dares, I’ve always thought, bring out the worst in people. In this case, the worst has been brought out in droves. George W., Charlie Sheen, and Oprah are only a few of the luminaries who have all posted videos showing themselves getting soaked, as have tens of thousands of ordinary folks. Why? The humiliation of getting wet, apparently, is better than having to cut a big check (although to be fair, many get doused and donate anyway). Or perhaps it’s that, celebrity and non-celebrity alike, people crave attention, likes, and hits so much that they’ll do most anything. For his part, Obama said he’d give instead. If you’re going to play the game, I guess, that’s the right approach. And a lot of people must agree. The ALS Association — the acronym stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — didn’t invent the concept of the challenge but surely is delighted someone did. Since the fad began, the association says it’s seen $41.8 million in contributions — a big jump from a paltry $2.1 million in the same period last year. http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/08/24/ice-bucket-challenge-gimmick-best-not-repeated/8AMRgZVtCBKyvU7RSX1whN/story.html

Malistar is a Somali nationalist. Stop twisting his words saxib. He is just saying if you create clan conflict with dirty warlords, they will come to bite Puntland because people like Qaybdiid have nothing to lose. It is very true.

<cite> @xabad said:</cite> somali philosopher, saffz is not here anymore sorry, i know your like small talk and flirting with ladies. if these debates are not your thing move on. Ouuuch! I am impressed by CidanSuldan. He is putting up a fierce fight.

Turkey Is the Big Winner Following the Crisis in Ukraine Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the possibility of further action taken in Ukraine and other former Soviet Bloc nations have led many investors to wonder, understandably so, what impact the crisis has had on investment opportunities in Eastern Europe. To unravel these concerns and more, U.S. Global’s Director of Research John Derrick caught up with Gavin Graham of VoiceAmerica’s “Emerging and Frontier Markets Investing” program. Below you can read some of the interview highlights, in which John speculates on who were the winners and losers in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He also touches briefly on the violence that has recently erupted in Iraqi Kurdistan and what effect it might have on neighboring Turkey. Which European countries have the greatest potential and have benefited the most from what’s been happening? I think Poland’s been a beneficiary. It’s used as a safe haven in the region: stable economy, stable political environment. It’s benefited from the European recovery and doesn’t have that much trade with Russia. I think Turkey has benefited, more from a money flow standpoint. If you were worried about what was going on in Russia and some of the longer-term implications, I think money flowed into places like Turkey. Money also flowed into places like Greece because a lot of the international investors tend to be regional investors, and within that region, there are shift allocations into places like Turkey, which has been a very strong performer this year. Part of that money is coming out of Russia. That’s a very fair point because, as you say, if you’re running a dedicated Eastern European fund, Russia’s been overwhelmingly the largest weight within it, though a fair number of people were underweight even before Crimea because of concerns about governance and the like. Nonetheless, where are you going to go? Turkey is obviously a major market. Some of the reasons you like it include the demographics as well as the government’s pro-business attitude. Exactly. If you just take a step back and look at the long-term secular growth, the demographics are very positive. There’s an entrepreneurial culture in Turkey: good government policies generally speaking toward business development, toward foreign investors. Basically business can get done, businesses can be created, and all those kinds of things that most Americans can relate to. It’s still an emerging market country, and they’ll do things that you’ll look at and scratch your head, like banning Twitter or Facebook. But the political situation has definitely calmed down, and so I think the long-term secular story for Turkey is probably the best long-term secular story in the region. That’s what you want to hitch your wagon to over the long run. Read more: http://www.usfunds.com/investor-library/frank-talk/turkey-is-the-big-winner-following-the-crisis-in-ukraine/#.U6MSFYWa8vU#ixzz3BBblkmbI

Fans are also mad at ISIS Band and won't wear their t-shirts.

Isis is facing an identity crisis. The company behind the mobile wallet app has announced it will rebrand to avoid sharing its name with the brutally violent extremist group ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Its fighters are directly responsible for thousands of gruesome deaths — many of them civilian — across Iraq and Syria in recent months. "We have no interest in sharing a name with a group whose name has become synonymous with violence and our hearts go out to those who are suffering," said Isis CEO Michael Abbott. "Changing a brand is never easy, but we know this is the right decision – for our company, our partners and our customers." A new brand has not yet been chosen, but Abbott said the company will provide updates in the coming months. "Our focus on delivering a great product and platform to our customers hasn’t changed." The mobile wallet app launched nationwide last year with support from big wireless carriers like AT&T and Verizon. So far, and despite its powerful allies, Isis hasn't exactly taken the mobile wallet industry by storm. The current brand crisis isn't helping matters any. ISIS has flooded the news cycle lately as the group continues to grow in strength and influence. Its upward momentum has led the US to once again dispatch military personnel to Iraq — though not in a combat role. All things considered, Isis the mobile wallet had little choice but to come up with a new name. Its brand had already been lost where a brand counts most: search.

There is no humanity in these people.

<cite> @HawdMan said:</cite> ^ what about the fake Somali nationalist reer ,criminal siyadest jerbarrti ismail who killed a millon somali civilians , and still shameless keep crying somaliweyn . Well done central state keep working for your region dont listen to the haters . Madaxweyne Caabdi cawali Xassan D/G central state telling the truth. Federalism Siyadism, Qabilism, Xaasidnimo , one way or another it all comes from the same place the place that destroyed the somali people,nation and dignity the beasts from east And until somali people wake up elimate this threat they will never see peace. I will remind we are dealing with the same shameless people who nominated in 2009 and gave all their votes to Maslax Siyaad Baare as president candidate the son of lifelong dictator Siyad Bare such shamless behaviour you will not find among any other people . This Madness must be stoppd. Siadsm is worst then nazism and must be faced head on as the evil it is just like nazism was defeated. Your bizarre hate-fueled rant above is bordering on insanity saxiib. Is dawee si degdeg.

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh Tuesday termed extremist militant groups as "the first enemy of Islam" and stressed that the ideas of extremism and terrorism do not belong to Islam at all. Referring to the Islamic State Sunni extremist group and Al Qaeda-affiliated groups in a statement titled "Foresight and Remembrance", the Grand Mufti said more dangerous ideas are those ideas that are being marketed in the name of religion, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. "These foreign groups do not belong to Islam and Muslims adhering to it, but they are an extension of the Kharijites who were the first group that deviated from the religion because they accused Muslims of disbelief due to their sins and allowed killing them and taking their money," Al al-Sheikh said. The Grand Mufti, who is also general president for Scientific Researches and Fatwa, noted that the tolerance of Islam is one of the characteristics of Islamic Sharia and the largest one of its objectives. "We call in this regard to unify and coordinate educational and developmental efforts to enhance the thought of moderation stemming from our true Islamic Sharia through formulating a complete plan with clear objectives and an executive plan that achieves those goals as a concrete reality," the top cleric added. The highly influential Grand Mufti's comments come in the wake of Saudi Arabian crackdown on supporters of foreign terrorist organisations such as Syria's Al Nusra and Al Qaeda and its affiliated groups, in the country. Last week, Saudi Arabia donated $100 million to the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCTC) in its efforts to curb terrorism.

Well respect to Mo Farah. A good Somali brother who wants the best for his people no matter what clan they hail from. A real hero of the Somali people everywhere. Go Mohamed Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The people of Mogadishu will always find a way to survive and live a happy life despite all the barbaric attacks from alshabab terror group.

lool. it is a somali dude who works with Nigerian scammers.

The Australian government gets involved. Fair Work Australia investigates the cafe owner who refused to give a barista a job because he is black The Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating a Sydney cafe owner after he refused to hire a man because he was black. Brazilian-born Australian Nilson Dos Santos, 39, is considering legal action after the owner of Forbes and Burton café in Darlinghurst told him he could not have a job because his customers wouldn't want their 'coffee made by black people'. Owner Steven Hu was being interviewed by Fair Work Australia officers on Tuesday. While an Ombudsman spokesman wouldn't comment further on the case as inquiries were ongoing, Daily Mail Australia understands Mr Hu has hired a lawyer after Fair Work and the Race Discrimination Commissioner said they would investigate. The cafe was vandalised and covered with flour overnight but the rain had washed it away this morning, a waitress said. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2728594/Fairwork-Australia-investigates-cafe-owner-refused-barista-job-black.html#ixzz3Au3sqc9H Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Chelsea is the best team in the PL this season. My favorite player from Chelsea is Andre Schurrle. I can't believe the guy is only 23 years old.

^^ Alshabbab is nothing but a terrorist organization trying to wipe out the Somali population in vain. There is nothing glorious about Alshabab and neither do these terrorists represent any legitimate resistance.

That is less than 20% of Djibouti landmass.