Dabshid, thanks for the link, that's really tragic. On the other hand, I attended a seminar today on promising antitubercular drugs that are being developed to target these new cases of MDR/XDR TB. Hopefully this young man can get access to clinical trials if all else fails. I could've done without the comments by the xenophobic goons on that webpage. Endeavour, the BCG vaccine is almost entirely useless for Africans. There's an interesting paper I read on it sometime ago, I'll see if I can dig it up for you. Basically it doesn't work for adults, it doesn't work for most non-Western children (especially from rural areas), and it removes one of the key public health screening methods for TB exposure: the skin test. I'm not really sure what you're trying to say otherwise. Do you think they are administering the polio vaccine instead of the MMR or hepatitis B vaccine? Usually these vaccines are given to children all at the same time, or as a series. What you're overlooking though, is that it is possible to claim to have "eradicated" polio, but not tetanus or measles, simply because of the nature of the diseases. Even European countries can't claim to have eradicated tetanus! Here's the WHO immunization profile for Somalia. You'll notice that, while estimates of the number of children getting the full series of vaccines is woefully low, the WHO is not focusing on polio at the expense of other vaccine-preventable diseases. There's a measles eradication program, another program that aims to cut vitamin A deficiency in children, etc. As for TB and malaria, it's not a choice between vaccinating against polio versus treating malaria or TB, since those are entirely different sets of challenges. TB treatment regimens essentially require a first world public health infrastructure, not something that's readily available in our nation at the moment.

"Legally man" = "biologically woman". I agree, why is this even news?

Congratulations LST. All the best to child and mother. Lots of caano iyo shaah for mom, or so I heard.

^He won't finish Kafka.

Lily, did he have multiple-drug-resistant TB? That's been in the news here lately.

Endeavour, there are no vaccines for TB or malaria. Cadaan, ditto.

Fake flowers.

Ladies, quit throwing crap around and then trying to shame men for pointing out your immaturity. Some of us hablo ma rabno inaad idinkuba nagu tirsataan!

Have you checked out the Politics section?

^That's funny considering your favorite activity TT, if you're demanding that the public understand your phobias you're going to be sorely disappointed. If it's a phobia it's irrational by nature, and you may want to seek professional counseling so that you don't regret it later when it might be too late. If, on the other hand, you don't want to have children as a personal conviction and choice, then save yourself a lot of heartburn and ignore what other people think of your choices in life.

Originally posted by Geel_jire: ^ rag la dhufaano is considered torture there has to be some other way to contain this Sorry! Old habits die hard

In that case, I think a round of spaying and neutering is in order. Everyone form a queue before things get any more pungent.

It's spring, dadku ma qooqeen? :confused:

What's polio in Somali? "Dabeyl baa qaaday" baan maqli jirey when children became paralyzed or died suddenly. Is it the same thing?

^We accept your apology but you're on notice.

That's not an axis @ The Marc. It's got more than three sides, maybe it's a rhombus of evil?

I had someone do it for me last week and it looked nice. But I don't have a lot of patience with fiddly hair things either... Aaliyah, thanks. Now do you know where I could get a pair of disembodied arms to do all the work?

I wear a hoodie a lot (am wearing one now, at home). I never thought about it but my hair is frizzier on top. Does anyone know how to French-braid their own hair?

What kind of name is Sugar Love? Ma sonkortaad qariidaa? Welcome to SOL Consider this your first tangential attack.

Jimcaale, yarka waad ka qastay. The Marc had her in the palm of his hand, telling him what kind of food she likes and where to pick her up even. Now that Ibti realized where the discussion was headed she's going to be on her guard [sorry Ibti, couldn't resist!] Same here Chubacka.

^As for you, kindly take yourself somewhere far far away from The Marc. He finds your insouciance distressing.

You say "had". How much did you win

What do you know LayZie? You say Sir Marc when you're directly addressing His Magnificent Marcoski. You say The Marc when referring to His Royal Awesomeness in the third person. Of course, it's possible The Marc has never shared with you the finer points of proper Markite etiquette. I pity you really.

If the UK is considering their options on protecting teenagers, the LAST thing they should do is emulate the United States. Teen pregnancy and STD rates have been steadily decreasing until the current administration instituted their ideology-driven abstinence-only sex ed. They replaced comprehensive and realistic education on the dangers of unprotected sex with covering their ears and screaming "you will make Baby Jesus cry if you do the nasty!"

She probably didn't recognize you without the shades, Sir Marc.