^You have little insight about life in America beyond TV shows and holidays visits?

MINNEAPOLIS — Fartun Warsame, a Somalian immigrant, thought she was being a good mother when she transferred her five boys to a top elementary school in an affluent Minneapolis suburb. Besides its academic advantages, the school was close to her job as an ultrasound technician, so if the teachers called, she could get there right away. “Immediately they changed,” Ms. Warsame said of her sons. “They wanted to wear shorts. They’d say, ‘Buy me this.’ I said, ‘Where did you guys get this idea you can control me?’ ” Her sons informed her that this was the way things were in America. But not in this Somali mother’s house. She soon moved them back to the city, to the International Elementary School, a charter school of about 560 pupils in downtown Minneapolis founded by leaders of the city’s large East African community. The extra commuting time was worth the return to the old order: five well-behaved sons, and one all-powerful mother. Charter schools, which are publicly financed but independently run, were conceived as a way to improve academic performance. But for immigrant families, they have also become havens where their children are shielded from the American youth culture that pervades large district schools. web page slideshow

^Welcome...Just be yourself.

^It is the injustices of it, Saaxib. Sool and Sanaag afforded men and material to Yeey's misadventures and to the well being of the Puntland, and this mockery is how they repaid, and worse one wants to address the political inequaty.

^For good reason, though I think turning away will teach guys nothing, I say take it to them.

^LooooooooooooooL I'm sure Oodweyne would be happy,and NGONGE would say you are being pragmatic. They would invite Sophist as well. But the points you made, I think the MPs are also to blame since they simply to the highest bidder!

^I think it is bad idea since it would bring criminality and dessimate neighborhoods, and not mention property values down for those residents that could afford to pay mortgages. I do appreciate these days are difficult times, but I think there needs to be holistic approach rather finding quick fixes. Boston is relative better in dealing with foreclosures than elsewhere. But this could be we don't have much land to spare, and hence the city, the state or NGO's buy foreclosed to make for afforbale housing. There is an oppurtinity for squittors to move in. This is no good answer to homelessness.

^We should invite to A&T Sheesha session. NGONGE should be invited too.

^During every recession time, it usually fairs better than the rest of the country, but this time even Beantown is feeling the pinch though still not as bad as other cities and towns.

Originally posted by Abtigiis &Tolka: Haneefah Tell the sister inaan dooro laga cunin dhulkeena. I am almost offended. KK, we are the people of geel and plenty of adhi. Malaay dabato ma nihin. Anyway, thanks for the effort. That tempted me to tell a joke about the Somaligalbeed fella (read Qabiil) who came to Bari seeing the sea for the first time, and watch the reer Bari fishing...Well figure the rest, you know how Somali qabiil jokes work.

Gheele.T..I don't trust Somali leaders period, even more so the ones with record. These men must give way to new generation or someone that hasn't been part of the gang. On positive, Cadde left without making a big fuss.

Ibti-Jakoleet maku marqaantaa. Lily...Hopefully things are better on your end of the pond. Geel-jire..Widaayow warka soo dee.

^Well said.

The last departing train signaled to Stella May Brown Weaco that it was time to leave South Station, where she lingered each night before heading out for her solitary walk along city streets. In wilting humidity and bitter blizzards, she pushed a carriage with her belongings on a migratory route through Boston's nocturnal neighborhoods. I remember seeing her on the coldest, snowiest night you could imagine," said Dr. Jim O'Connell, president of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, who first encountered Stella in 1985. "We would be frightened for her health, but she would politely decline our offers to take her someplace to spend the night. She was robust in the true sense of the word." No tally is kept of who spends the most time homeless. By any measure, though, Stella was unusual, say those who offered her meals and medical care since the early 1980s. For safety reasons alone, homeless women often accept offers of shelter. Stella didn't. She spent 25 years, maybe more, on Boston's streets at night. Boston

^Hello DD..My apologies, Lily distracted me. Men are the only Maryooley. Lily..That's everyone is doing even there is load of work, but there is serious if things don't improve we will be looking at hard. My old company already laid off 2.300 people.

No pay for OT even if you stay late for legitimate reasons...Sign of the times.It makes less movitated to do your best. Salaan Maryooley Jee. Hello Lily

^I guess that's how peasants think.

Who's they Duke?

It is simple Saaxib. It is just matter of reflecting today's reality. Puntland is no longer sparsely populated land. Take for instance the city of Bosaso which before the war was essentially a village.Obviously certain people formed the majority, and it would have made sense then if they were majority in any municipal or district government. But today in Bosaso, there are big influx from those who escaped 91, those who came from Somaligalbeed, those came from other provinces like Bay/Bakool, Hiiraan, Jubba, Shabeelle, and even Toghdeer.There are even thousands of Oromo. Obviously these new migrants to Bosaso form the majority now. It makes no sense to awarded seats on the presumption that those who historically were the majority are still the majority, and hence deserve the lion's share unless we are employing the concept of Magaladaa reer Hebel iska leh, and that even flies in the face of reason since in reality it is no longer just their city. It belongs to everyone that resides there. The same argument could applied to Garowe, Galkayo, and every district in the region.

Waxaa yaab ah qof af qabiil ku hadla suu mid kale ku dhaqma wax uga sheega yaa!

Obviously, Puntland is too poor to conduct census but there needs to be way where the parliament seats could be allocated more fairly. The politics in the region is unbalanced and hardly be said to represent everyone. The answer is not give every clan, subclan, and sub-sub clan a seat, but 66 seats which is distributed unevenly must be reworked that's till more democratic process could instituted.

He was a useless fart but no point beating up on the dead!

^Is that a promise or the usual PR spin...Don't wanna dissappointed if it doesn't come.

Garoweline Online would be the new Allpuntland.

LooooooooL@Nuune...There should be one man, one vote!!! Naxar...Shoes aa, you are too kind. Budh baa ku garaaci lahaa nijaasta.