galbeedi;945774 wrote: Alpha ha dhagaysan dhulka cidi kaama laha. if clan is the criteria shabeelaha hoose and Jamaame are the land of the `***`, the biyo maal , gaadsan and the owners of marka. You Duriyada guys do not listen but the `***`land is the largest from Diredwa to djibouti Illaa Duleedka laascaanood. include that some part of mudug, Shabeelaha hoose and jubooyinka. thanks, Galbeediyooow, inaar, your words mean a lot to me....balse, adigoo wanaaga iyo wax wada qabsiga shabacka somaaliyeed dhowraya............ fadlan ha ku xad gudbin dastuurka Dowlada Federaalka Soomaaliya. dhulka waa la kala leeyahay. ma garatay?

^ adamsooow, inaar, i think you'll find this 'controversial' post of Al's hasn't affected our strong paradigm of virtue. i think, you'll also find, the post is within the confines of the GOLDEN RULEs of these boards...ee sida uula soco, aboowe, nooh.

ElPunto;945735 wrote: ^Notwithstanding Chimera's propensity to inflate Somalis' past achievements statement of the WEEK. +1000

Safferz;945761 wrote: ^^ THAT is a song i've performed that on karaoke before.....80's nights at scala club, kings cross.....for those who know.... - the thread has been ruined with too much intellectualism. i'm out. uff!

^ touched by Alpha B, who would've thought that, ma istidhi? what do you know about 80's classics, horta? :cool:

Mad_Mullah;945482 wrote: Remind you of someone From Aswan, Egypt. LOL all that's missing is some uunsi, a little khat and the 'recognise us' nonsense they constantly spew...... ma istidhi?

ElPunto;945744 wrote: ^I'm just giving you my impression. Relax. Are you sure the butthurt doesn't include you? iska daa our resident SUPER WOMAN........she's intellectually flawless........ and makes an excellent breakfast while spearheading 'third-world' issues.......EXCELLENT! all in a days work for Saffz but for the rest of 'us' mere morals, we live in the hope of being graced with her one-womanism conscious efforts. Saffz....this hees is for you...... ee sida uula soco....... Alpha B.

Safferz;945653 wrote: So put yourself in the budget, unless you plan on leaving your current job to work for free. i'll be volunteering too and as much as that $30 is attracting my attention....I COULNT, inaar. my job is fairly flexible and i could afford to spend plenty of time in the library...provided there's internet connection... but i'm not putting a CENT of my money into this mashruuc..... walahi.

Safferz;945650 wrote: Good luck Alpha, you know I feel strongly about the lack of libraries and inaccessibility of books in Hargeisa so I hope you pull this off And I will certainly visit. can you establish a connection between your uni and the library? i'm sure they could help in some capacity. we'll take whatever they could offer.....old books, sponsorship, a relationship/connection of sorts.....ANYTHING....it's worth trying and if you need paperwork, perhaps, i could email you the proposal i've written? :confused:

Safferz;945650 wrote: You need a full-time librarian (or part-time, depending on library hours) that you pay properly, and you can't expect the librarian to also be a watchman. Volunteers can help out but you can't depend on them to run the entire library, and it's important to have at least one paid staff person who is always around . How will you cover the operating costs btw? Good luck Alpha, you know I feel strongly about the lack of libraries and inaccessibility of books in Hargeisa so I hope you pull this off And I will certainly visit. did you forget about the CHIEF LIBRARIAN, FOUNDER & CEO?......(hint - the person behind Alpha B...ee sida uula soco.....:cool:)

Safferz;945645 wrote: $30 a month for a librarian? Those aren't labour costs, that is slavery lol these will be hired on a volunteering basis. a small stipend will be given to them to cover their travel expenses and food. especially at this early stage....be realistic Saffzoow, inaar. don't pollute the thread with negativity. otherwise, i'll ABANDON the entire project. also, maybe you could come to the library (when you next visit) and help us set up a Dewey Classification System for the books. you know you want to...

this is the projections made so far...... what you do you guys think?

nuune;945416 wrote: ^^ The building is right beside the road, don't you think traffic passing by would dhisrabt/dhistarakt the readers, I will not recommend this building until Alpha tells us that it is not on the roadside. The building is ok, just needs little bit of health and safety in mind, you can't have all people trapped if fire breaks up and you have metal windows with no exit access as can be seen from the picture. On the brighter side, if Alpha goes ahead with the library thing, I have few ideas to add to this(cloud computing for the customers would be using the library computers: one main host server computer connected to dozens of monitors and in between them small client cloud computing(the idea is to minimize hardware/power consumption/electrical faults, so the main host server computer will need little maintenance, the rest, pretty much nothing, hence, the costs to run this are kept minimum)) +1 Nuune, every little helps bro. at this early stage, i'm all ears ee sida uula soco.

Chimera;945399 wrote: That's a pretty sweet building, Alphy, though small, but go for it. (You need to landscape it though, some greenery and flower pots wouldn't hurt.) thanks, inaar. the building is ideal. its on a busy street and i think it has plenty of space for the library (remember this is a small project). we spoke to the owner of the warehouse yesterday and he'll get back to us on Saturday. if all goes well. i'll move the books and little furniture i have so far there ASAP. i think this will help with the donations and contributions.....i reckon, it'll be better to start the library, even if its basic....then i can show the contributors around and stuff. i think people are more likely to get involved with something 'tangible' than mere speculative plans. i like your idea of having plants. i'll be sure to do this.

Carafaat;945380 wrote: that's a bakhaar along 'wadada Calafka'. Meeshaad ka qarabatid, you remember. its on the same road as your family. you know.....the one we had the big casumad that time....

Safferz;945604 wrote: I'm from the north too. I'm just repeating what I know from linguistics, Somali does not have more Arabic derived words than Swahili. Dhusamareb is NOT north, inaar...... ee naga daa bahasha.

shaah LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

hi, jimco wanagsan oo wacan.

Chimera;945389 wrote: We need more of them doing stops and searches at the parks and malls. +1

is NYC representative across the board?

^ pissed off, inaar. i had these individuals ruin my jeudi soir. i worked hard all week so i could somehow enjoy myself. there was a personality conflict with one of the guys. the entire event was ruined. i should have just stay at home. it was a mistake to go Ali's house. :mad: persia? not bad? what's next on your travels? you coming to SL?

that anti-climatic feeling you get when your jeudi soir has been ruined....... after all the hype. :mad:

^ its innate ee sida uula soco.

Safferz;945351 wrote: nvm I need a nap lol i didn't realise they had siestas in the Great Satan of American States.

Safferz;945333 wrote: Who said I don't support cultural heritage programs in SL? I was just remarking on how clever the PR firm is to take this angle to publicize SL's diplomatic situation. I don't know the process of attaining UNESCO world heritage site status, so I can't comment on why Laas Geel and other sites haven't been declared world heritage sites but I'd imagine if the SL government really cared about protecting these sites they would include it in their dialogues with Somalia (since they can sign the UNESCO treaty). What I don't like is the politicization of history and Somali cultural heritage as a diplomatic tool. horta, did i tell you about the time i was employed as a human-goat conflict expert. i was tasked to undertake the root causes of the ever-growing conflict between goats and people. the project was funded by the UN. but the UN required an expert to assess the situation, before releasing the funds to the local NGO, who would implement the project. for the duration of the short contract, i spent my days writing reports, doing needs assessments etc...... BUT i was NEVER allowed to visit the conflict prone areas, as per strict UN regulations. after haphazardly writing a ''neither here nor there spiel''.... which was so far removed from the reality on the ground........ i passed the report on to my colleague in our regional HQ to have it approved......in one of those emerging middle-income countries, which....as i'm sure, you could appreciate has ostensibly benefited from the conflicts between goats and people issues. after several months........ just before the end of the financial year and my contract, i received a response from my colleague.. .... cautiously proposing we ought to send the report to our HQ in New York to have it ''rubber-stamped''. unfortunately, the financial year ended and the project was scrapped due to 'timing constriants''. 2 weeks later, i found another short-term contract.....i was handsomely paid to be a human-sheep conflict regulatory framework consultant ........