Haatu;878858 wrote: Blue what's going on abaayadiis? You seem to have a way with flirting with a host of guys (che , Carafaat, Showqi the KoK guy to name a few) Haatu, please don't confuse chitchat with our Blue as flirting. Have trouble discerning things.

oba hiloowlow;880180 wrote: haa plus its ruining bilicda magaalada ninyahow iyonadafaad xumo and stuff Dear, you do know the meaning phrase 'out of sight, out of mind' first?

^Wrong prescription

Clan is everything! LOL

Ethnic Somali cask qaado lool

The fact is you don't see them as Somalis. 'These people' is more offensive.

Oba..As long as you are referring to them as these people, I am afraid you have everything against them.

Oba.Nagadaa Dee lool

I want to captain the enterprise but we all can't get what we want; so the 'Jareer' will stay in their country which is Somalia.

Out of sight out of mind miyaa.

Saw it the other night-it revealed nothing new.

Sharma'arke...I am no doctor but in the context of the system that was in Somalia, yes I could be ditoore:D

^lool@Gabbal you beat it to me! Dottorato di ricerca Still though, these men do know the distinction today.

http://www.wardheernews.com/public_html/Articles%202012/Oct/15_Voter_ID_Mike_%20Freeman.html

Editor Note: Apart from the US presidential election on Nov. 6, Minnesotans will also vote for a change in voting rights – a constitutional amendment that would require a valid photo identification of the individual. Traditionally, The State of Minnesota has one of the nation's highest voter turn-out. Mike O. Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney, the State's largest County argues the proposed amendment will discourage some voters from exercising their voting rights. As Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community, Mr. Freeman, shares with WardheerNews his take on the issue of voter ID amendment. _________________ In my career as a politician, I’ve worked hard to reach out to all people in Minnesota, regardless of where they live or where they came from. I have talked to people in every corner of this great state and I wanted everyone to take part in electing good people to our local, state and national governments. Most importantly, I wanted every eligible voter to cast a ballot. I knew that it was my responsibility, as the candidate, to win those votes. I enjoyed that challenge, even when I lost. But I would never do anything to stop people from voting. Unfortunately, not everyone shares that view of elections. The voter restriction constitutional amendment on the November ballot would make it difficult for many people to vote. It would require everyone to show a valid state-issued photo ID with a current address, something never required before. No exceptions. This amendment, as written, would make it difficult, if not impossible, for our service men and women fighting overseas to vote in Minnesota elections. The same is true of senior citizens, our newest citizens and young people. It would endanger same day registration. It also will cost the state and local governments at least $50 million to implement, at a time when governments do not have a dollar to spare. That means property taxes would have to be raised or services cut such as fixing our roads, maintaining our parks or enforcing our laws to pay for this unfunded mandate. There is no reason to add this additional burden on our taxpaying citizens. There is no voting problem for this amendment to fix. As the Hennepin County Attorney, I am required by law to investigate any voting irregularities. I can report that we have clean elections in Hennepin County and, in talking with my fellow county attorneys, I know that we have clean elections throughout Minnesota. Election after election, we lead the nation in voter turnout. If you have ever voted, you know how wonderful the polling place is: neighbors chatting with neighbors as they wait in line, signing your name to obtain your ballot and then claiming your “I voted” sticker. The 2008 and 2010 elections were very closely scrutinized and there were very, very few problems. Most of the problems were human error. None would be fixed by this voter restriction amendment. Quite frankly, the people behind this constitutional amendment, particularly those at Minnesota Majority, have made it clear that there are some types of people they just don’t like. One of their other issues, according to their website, is cracking down on “illegal aliens coming to our country who have no interest in becoming part of America. They are opportunists seeking the spoils of our success.” In fact, back in February when the voter restriction amendment was debated in the Minnesota Legislature, Rep. Rena Moran of St. Paul held a news conference to denounce a racially inflammatory image on a website run by Minnesota Majority. It showed an image of an African-American male dressed in a black-and-white-striped prison suit, and a person dressed in a blue mariachi costume, alongside other outlandish Halloween characters including a white-sheeted ghost, as part of the push for requiring photo ID to vote. Moran said she was sickened by the image and said the voter restriction amendment was “a 21st Century Jim Crow law,” and the images were “nothing more than scare tactics used to make sure people of color are further marginalized from public life.” This is a tragically flawed amendment that would have great costs to taxpayers and make it harder for Minnesotans to cast their vote. And it is championed by people whose motives cannot be trusted. That’s why I’m working to defeat this voter restriction amendment and I hope you will join me in voting no. Mike Freeman Hennepin County Attorney Minneapolis, Minnesota Email: Citizeninfo@co.Hennepin.mm.us

By Guuled Siddi Oct 15, 2012 About a year ago, I accompanied a nephew of mine to his first freshman orientation to a local university in a cold Midwestern US weather. University or college orientation sessions can be chaotic situations and navigating your ways through the crowds to get to your destination can be frustrating at times. In the midst of one of orientation sessions, my eyes caught an older Somali-looking man rolling a wheeled school backpack. My first inclination was that the lad must be one of the instructors, assistant professors or professors. After beginning a short conversation with him, the gentleman told me that he is one of the students. He states that he wants to get a PhD degree as he willingly mentions that he is in his mid-50s. He said that he wants to be a doctor and show for it, after a long and successful career in business that has not provided him with the personal fulfillment he has been seeking for years. In an online video highlight that features the appointment of new Somali prime minister designate, the Somali President Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud introduces the new prime minister designate as “Dr.” Siciid Faarax Garaad. Not hearing the name of the new prime minister, I was little bit inquisitive about his background and stumbled upon a short but informative biography about the new prime minister and all I could find in regards to his educational achievements was that the prime minister designate graduated from the University of Gaheyr with an economics degree in early 1980s. Having previously heard many Somali politicians with the “Dr. Title”, the old gentleman’s assertion that he wants to have something to show for donned on me. So what is a “Dr.” and who should have this riveted title? The word Doctor is a Latin term which translates to “to teach” and in America, the Dr. title is often reserved for medical doctors and for professionals who have attained Ph. D. (Doctor of philosophy) degrees. There are other doctoral variations held by other professionals such JD, which stands for Juris of Doctor, which is required for those practicing laws here in the United States, but lawyers rarely use Dr. in their title. The two most common professionals that use the Dr. title are the Doctors of Medicine and the PhD degree holders. So, what do you need to obtain these degrees? In North America, attaining a medical doctor degree is a very daunting undertaking that requires lots of sacrifices and dedications. An average, one needs at least 11 years of higher education to be a doctor. Four years of undergraduate degree, another four years of medical school, and then at least three years of internship or residency. If a doctor wants to do subspecialty in a field such as cardiology, then that would mean another three to four years of fellowships. After satisfying the degree requirements, you would need to pass the American Medical Board certification exams. Keep in mind that getting accepted into a medical school by itself requires a monotonous and time consuming preparatory processes which include having a higher GPA grade, higher scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), passing various in-person interviews by the school professors and many letters of recommendations. To give you a prospective on how difficult it is to get into a medical school in the United States, in 2010 over 521,800 students applied to 121 US medical schools and the average acceptance was about 8.9 percent. The second platform for achieving Dr. title in front of your name is that of the PhD degree which requires four years of undergrad degree, two years of master’s degree, and three to five years of PHD education, which includes length research courses and dissertations. You need to have a very good GPA; I would say at least 3.5 on the scale of 4.0 to have an opportunity to be admitted into an accredited typical graduate school. In addition, you would need to acquire a very good score in the graduate exams. Some of the graduate school admission exams include the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and etcetera. The dreading graduate exams are simply designed to sieve the candidates so only the best and the brightest get in. In my experience with these exams, Somalis do well on the math sections of these exams, but not so in the verbal and analytical writing sections. These exams are very competitive therefore taking some time to study before you take them is a very good idea. Any Somali who attains a medical or Ph. D degree deserves our at most admiration given that we have been through difficult times in the last two decades. Spending over a decade of your life in higher education requires patience, commitment and a discipline, not to mention a personal and family sacrifice. President Xasan should apologize to the Somali people on this blooper particularly to the academia communities of which he is a member. The prime minister designate is not a doctor and in reading his biography doesn’t even have a master’s degree. It is my understanding that Kuliyada Culuunta Dhaqaalaha ee Gaheyr offered only bachelor’s degree in economics. I am in no way, shape or form implying implicitly or explicitly that one needs to possess a doctoral level degree to be a strong and accomplished leader as some of the best leaders in the world never had any formal educational backgrounds. However, it is very imperative that our leaders lead by example in this critical juncture of our history. We don’t want our younger generations to believe that in Somalia you can be called a doctor without showing for it and relinquish the hopes and dreams of those who want to get personal gratification from their merited academic achievements! Guuled Siddi, Email: AGGULED@HOTMAIL.COM http://www.wardheernews.com/public_html/Articles%202012/Oct/15_Dr_Who_Guuled.html

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oba hiloowlow;879685 wrote: Look at this got damn fool waryaa my own friggin family do have houses which are occupied by nabad-diid. I think Somalia is saying the nabadiids are your cousins; a distinction without a difference.

26 miles...I can barely run a mile these days without my breath these days.

I guess Puntland has opened flood gates.

I think they just setup ministries to satisfy tribal quotas.

What's industries?

I guess this was to accommodate Salebaan. lool@Wasiirka Warshada....What does he really do?

^So you are telling Blessed Bantus and Somalilanders are not the same. I wait XX to charge in:D Khalad waa dhacaa. Let Oba correct himself and apologize.

^Why do Somali youth adopt Afro-American culture? It's people preference mate. Plus, I don't think anyone is obsessed with Somalis, not even Somalis except when it comes to qabiil and politics.