Will he survive the latest scandal? He is a great actor but i honestly think he really shot himself in the foot BIG TIME, this time! His network is around $500 million, so he could still fund his own movies and direct them like he did with Passion and Apocalypto. Also his agency has dropped him after the latest revelations. Gibson’s vicious tirade imperils an already fading career Leaked recordings of actor Mel Gibson launching a furious, racially-charged tirade of abuse against his ex-girlfriend are being billed as the final chapter in the Hollywood star's spectacular fall from grace. By Jon Frosch Mel Gibson was once known for his high-wattage smile and brash onscreen charm. But things have changed for the actor who earned People magazine’s first “Sexiest Man Alive” title, soared to international stardom in the “Lethal Weapon” action-comedy franchise, and took home a Best Director Oscar for historical epic “Braveheart”. Four years ago, Gibson’s name figured in unflattering headlines after he launched into an anti-Semitic tirade while being arrested for drunk driving. Now, Gibson is again in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, after recordings surfaced online in which he is heard using racist and sexist epithets and threatening his former girlfriend (and mother of one of his children) with violence. The furious, raspy-voiced rants have been billed as the final chapter in a spectacular fall from grace. A stream of slurs and expletives In a recording of a phone argument between Gibson and his Russian-born ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, Gibson excoriates Grigorieva for dressing provocatively, saying that if she got raped by a “pack of n******”, she would be to blame. In the conversation, which Grigorieva admits to recording but denies leaking online, Gibson also calls his ex a “whore” and a “***** in heat”. In a second tape, Gibson describes a Hispanic housekeeper as a “wetback”, a derogatory term that refers to immigrants who swim across the Rio Grande river along the US-Mexico border to illegally enter the US. Another recording has Gibson threatening to kill Grigorieva. "I'll put you in a f***ing rose garden”, he yells, before adding, "You need a bat to the side of the head". The words carry a particularly sinister relevance, given past allegations that Gibson once knocked out several of Grigorieva’s teeth. Transcripts of the arguments, which reportedly took place over the course of the couple’s breakup in January, were leaked to celebrity Web site Radaronline.com without any indication of where they came from. The recordings were subsequently published on another site, Digital Journal. Although they have not been authenticated, Gibson has yet to release any statement of denial since they started popping up online on July 9. The fallout The 54-year-old Gibson is no stranger to controversy. The American-born, Australian-raised actor, who has admitted to being an alcoholic and considers himself a Traditionalist Catholic, was accused of anti-Semitic undertones in his 2004 directorial effort “The Passion of the Christ”. More than a decade earlier, in 1991, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) had criticised Gibson for using homophobic slurs in an interview with Spanish daily El Pais. Since news of Gibson’s most recent diatribe surfaced, the consensus on gossip blogs and Twitter accounts and between industry insiders and reporters seems to be that Gibson’s once stellar career is now officially over. The Los Angeles Times reported that “a number of Hollywood talent agents and studio executives…see little way Gibson would be hired as either an actor or director on any mainstream film”. Owen Gleiberman, an influential film critic at magazine Entertainment Weekly, wrote, “Who could Mel Gibson now conceivably portray in a movie?” before concluding that the prospect of Gibson’s career recovering is “seriously doubtful”. Indeed, there have already been consequences: Gibson's agency, William Morris Endeavor, dumped the actor the day the recordings appeared online, while Hollywood news site imdb.com reported that the studio releasing Gibson’s upcoming film “Beaver” was at a “standstill” as to how to proceed. Gibson’s racial insults also provoked a strong reaction from the African-American community. The Los Angeles branch of civil rights organisation NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) said in a statement that "an apology is insufficient given [Gibson’s] history of racism, sexism and anti-Semitism,” and called for a boycott of Gibson’s films. But at least one African-American star, the actress and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg, has come to Gibson’s defence. “I know that he's not a racist…. having spent time with him in my house with my kids", Goldberg said. It is difficult to determine the extent to which negative press has already dented Gibson’s popularity. But he has become an increasingly rare screen presence, starring in just one film since 2002. The movie, action thriller “Edge of Darkness”, received decidedly mixed reviews and did lukewarm business at the box office. http://www.france24.com/en/20100715-mel-gibson-epithet-loaded-tirade-already-career-hollywood-Grigor ieva%20

The successes clearly outweigh the failures, the latter is simply more tabloidy hence the mass dissemination and propaganda. Showing how Somali children go to charter schools is not painting a 'real picture' when you omit the fact that these same children are on a fast-track to a life in advanced education and eventually qualified members of society, something the community struggled with before these projects were realised. Secondly the distinct Somali flavor in Minnesota is no different to the Hispanic flavor, or the Hmong flavor of that city, yet he made it out as if the former community's traditional outlook was a negative thing. Twenty confused and passionate men can't be used to depict a 100k community as one of undercover Jihadists, and that link i provided was an example of the type of people this documentary will serve very well.

I do question my faith every once in a while, if you don't, then your just a blind follower. Alot of muslim kids are raised with a fear factor, don't question this wa haraam you go to hell, don't question that wa haraam you go to hell. I remember when i was around 5/6 my older brother's new bicyle was vandalised, and he started cursing Allah, i pleaded with him to stop because i was scared like a mofo, but then he said something so brutal, I just ducked to the ground believing both of us would be struck by Allah's wrath, nothing happened, but still.....

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Originally posted by Faarax-Brawn: quote:Originally posted by Norfsky: Well, having just seen the programme, I really can't see what you're all complaining about. It a was fair reflection of where Somalis in Mnpls are today regarding the SomaliaAS issue. People see things differently. I thought he did a great job. You two might aswell tap this blogger on the shoulder for a job well done, and don't forget the non-biased commentators too!: Right truth

Lol, it's just an example, one can customise such things to fit their taste, similarly there are both hideous and beautiful rings. The Ring culture clearly is reigning supreme in the diaspora, which is a pity. A combination would be nice.

Adam VI: the treasure of Earth. Somewhere in outerspace, a lone Cosmic warrior called Adam VI took on the legions of the fifteen million kingdoms of Urur. He outsmarted his opponents by impersonating their supreme commander and mobilising this gigantic army with their galactic spaceships to an extremely hot planet of Volcanos called Xuux, where their ships and armour melted like butter and they themselves burned to ashes. The Cosmic warrior however survived because of his elemental staff, that allows him to teleport to different planets. He returned to Urur and confronted the Emperor of Emperors, Anubis II, who at the prospect of sudden death, made one last plea with the Cosmic warrior and offered his daughter's hand in marriage. Princess Imbiya was considered the most beautiful of all princesses in the known universe and she took an instead likening to the Cosmic warrior, but Adam VI saw something he had never seen before lying next to the Emperor's throne. The object simply mesmerised the warrior, and he demanded that the Emperor gave this precious gift to him. Having no choice, the Emperor kneeled down and presented the object to Adam whose eyes grew larger as he held it in his hand. He asked the Emperor "From which planet did you acquire this marvel?", and the Emperor replied "This treasure comes from the Earth planet in the outerrealms, i bought it at Vodaphone, it has video calling with FaceTime, a high-resolution display, HD video recording, a 5-megapixel camera, and much more." The Cosmic warrior walked towards the Krom, a large device that allows the Emperor to connect with the known planets of the universe. He entered the Krom, with its universal camera and stretched his newfound treasure into the sky proclaiming at the same time "Hot women of the universe, have no fear, your greatest warrior now has Iphone connection, call me at this number 454 -- Saifanai universe -- 5678900 -- D. Adam VI then grabbed princess Imbiya and pushed her gently to his chest. The Emperor then witnessed them disappear into nothingness. According to the Emperor's spies, Adam VI and Princess Imbiya were last seen in a Vodaphone shop somewhere in Amsterdam, where he ended up banishing one of the workers to Xuux, after the latter refused to give him a new phone with better connection.

Disappointed with Rageh Omaar's report especially his excessive use of famine pornography that didn't really add to his story. There was also alot of misrepresentation and historical revisionism, the most important being his assertion that the International intervention is what curbed the famine in the 90s, when in reality the famine had already died down several months before their invasion. The Somali males that went back, did this out of nationalistic feelings when their country was illegaly invaded, most of them really can't be considered 'terrorists' because as the report highlighted when they saw the resistance movement mutate into a Jihad-crap-circus and wanted out, they were assassinated by Al-Shabab. He did a disservice to the Somali community there, and this report was in stark contrast to his about this same community. A couple of dozen guys returning to Somalia can never undo all of the progress that has been made by that community in the realm of economics, education and politics, most of this was mentioned in a fast-forward fashion, hence you are left with the feeling that the 100k community there are all undercover-jihadists who want nothing to do with America. The little Somali kids were adorable though.

^and you must be a Lady of the Rings.

Yo Mama!

Yo Mama!

If you open up the gates of hell and destroy your own civilization - the fortress that protects your children, women and elderly, and enables them to live their lives in peace - then the exodus that follows is like a black hole in which awaits demonic creatures of darkness ready to feast on the innocent flesh of your seed.

Wahahaha .

Agent Muriidi report back to base.

The Wedding ring is a concept that originates in Europe and in the last century has spread throughout the world because of Hollywood's ROMCOM's. My father gave my mother a big gold wedding ring as a result. I personally can see the appeal of a ring and the romantic aspect of it, but i think the gorgeous wedding necklaces that graced Somali brides for centuries are far more appealing, and i think choosing this as a symbol of your union is a beautiful throwback to your ancestors: (first pic) What say you?

Well done Abukar Arman, that was a very good overview of the current quik-sand situation we are in. The majority of the people following the conflict would agree with this assessment. The sending of more rag-tag troops from similar poor regional countries will only bolster the Shabab devils, who would disintergrate in less than a year if all external meddlers stayed on the sideline and instead continued supporting the establisment/restoration of more institutions and the training of more Somali soldiers. I mean four years of training in Aunt Russia and some more training by Mother Somalia was enough for us to evolve into one of Africa's most powerful fighting forces, indeed it was us who trained Burundi and South African soldiers, send troops to Samora Marchel's Mozambique, had our commandos assist the German special forces, it was the undisputed power in East Africa, infact it took a Superpower to reverse their advances. If the two-faced Soviet Union and old Somalia could pull it off, i see no reason why the US & EU would fail, unless the resurrection of a strong Somali military destroying terrorist/pirate armies is not on their agenda since it would render all of the current excuses for a foreign presence in the region obsolete, and would dramatically change the entire political dynamics of East Africa, which is an important factor our elites are to myopic at the moment to process and real-politik their way through the many road-blocks set in their path by sinister actors, by simply reconciling.

Fight Career At the age of 12, Van Damme joined the Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Claude Goetz in France. Van Damme trained for four years and he earned a spot in the Belgian Karate Team. Jean-Claude made his debut in 1976, at the age of 16. Competing under his birth name of Jean Claude Van Varenberg, Jean-Claude was staggered by a round-house kick thrown by Toon Van Oostrum in Brussels, Belgium.[15] Van Damme was badly stunned, but came back to knockout Van Oostrum moments later. In 1977, at the WAKO Open International in Belgium, Jean-Claude lost a decision to fellow team mate Patrick Teugels. The experience left an impact on Claude Goetz and he felt that Jean-Claude needed more training before competing again. After six months of intense training and sparring, Master Goetz decided to unleash his prized pupil on the European Full-Contact scene. Jean-Claude won his first tournament by scoring three knockout victories in one evening. However, in a 1978 match for the Belgium lightweight title, he again lost a decision to Patrick Teugels. Once again, the loss left an impact on Claude Goetz and a few months later at Iseghem, Belgium, Van Damme came back and knocked out Emile Leibman in the first round. In 1979, Jean-Claude and the Belgium Team became European Team Champions. Next, Jean-Claude faced Sherman Bergman, a kick-boxer from Florida (USA) with a long string of knockout victories. For the only time in his career, Jean-Claude was knocked to the canvas after absorbing a powerful left hook. However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas and with a perfectly timed ax-kick, knocked Bergman out cold in 59 seconds of the first round. Van Damme ended 1979 with a stoppage of Gilberto (Gil) Diaz in one round. In 1980, Jean-Claude Van Damme defeated former Great Britain karate champion Michael J. Heming. Next, Van Damme scored a knockout over France's Georges Verlugels in two rounds. After these victories, Jean-Claude caught the attention of the European martial arts community. Professional Karate Magazine publisher and editor Mike Anders, and multiple European champion Geet Lemmens tabbed Jean-Claude Van Damme as an upcoming prospect. However, Jean-Claude's ambitions now focused in the direction of movie acting. Van Damme ended his fight career at the Forest Nationals in Brussels. He knocked Patrick Teugels down and scored a first round technical knockout victory. Teugels suffered a nose injury and was unable to continue. Following the victory, Van Damme retired from martial arts competition. His final fight record was 18–1, with all wins being knockouts and the loss being a decisions after two rounds. Van Damme will make a return to fighting and is scheduled to fight former boxing Olympic gold-medalist Somluck Kamsing in October 2010, in Las Vegas or Macau. The winner of that match will face current world champion Jeffrey "The Squasher" Sun. At the prospect of being the first man over the age of 50 to fight professionally in Macau, Jean-Claude Van Damme stated that "it's kind of dangerous, but life is short." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme#Fight_career

Jean-Claude Van Damme to Fight Somluck Kamsing in 2010 Jean-Claude Van Damme is bringing the fight into real life in 2010. Jean-Claude Van Damme has announced his intention to fight Somluck Kamsing, a Thai boxer who's competed in the Olympics. Like Van Damme, Somluck Kamsing is a martial artist who has branched into entertainment: aside from action films like Born to Fight (which is a must-see), Somluck Kamsing released a pop album. Jean-Claude Van Damme, most recently seen in the career-resurrecting JCVD, is a lifelong competitive martial artist who has won karate and full-contact tournaments in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including scoring three knockouts in a single day. http://www.nowpublic.com/sports/jean-claude-van-damme-fight-somluck-kamsing-2010-2564562.html

THAI OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TO FIGHT MARTIAL ARTS STAR VAN DAMME Thailand’s Olympic featherweight boxing champion Somluck Kamsing will fight international martial arts star Claude Van Damme in a K1 MuayThai match in Las Vegas in March although there was another report out of Bangkok that said the showdown would be in October. Thai media reported that the earlier story about a possible match between the 38-year-old Atlanta Olympic Games gold medalist and the 49-year-old Hollywood star has been confirmed after the two fighters signed a contract on December 29 in a Bangkok hotel. The report said the match will use the muaythai format, although elbows will be disallowed at the request of Van Damme who is an actor and doesn’t want his face cut up or disfigured. Somluck will be paid just over $100,000 which does not include the income from broadcasting. “I said I wasn’t lying,” said Somluck, referring to his earlier comments about the possibility of this match. The report from Bangkok said Somluck is well known for his tendency to exaggerate things. The Olympic gold medalist said “I thought he was of much larger stature. But when we were standing next to each other, he wasn’t any bigger than me. So, I’m confident now. I’m better in muaythai techniques and I will have fun kicking the star. However, I won’t be careless and will keep training myself.” Somluck is also hoping to be able to fight other international martial arts stars. http://insidesports.ph/features/thai-olympic-gold-medalist-to-fight-martial-arts-star-van-damme/ That Dude's going to kill your azz, DON'T YA KNOW THAT?, that dude's going to kill your azz DON'T YOU KNOW THAT!??!! - Joshua Eldrige Wrong bet! - Van Damme

Keep it up, the 'power of habit' kicks in after the sixth week.

Celebrity Diets & training: Ryan Reynolds There’s no doubt that one of Hollywood’s most talked about bodies is that of Van Wilder and Blade Trinity Star Ryan Reynolds. The transformation he took back in 2003-2004 to prepare for his upcoming role in Blade Trinity was nothing short of impressive. Not only did he gain 20 solid pounds of muscle, but shed his body fat from 11% to just 3%. So how did he do it? What were his workout secrets? What kind of diet regimen did he follow? In Ryan Reynolds very own words he explains his tips for sculpting his six-pack and putting on some serious mass in the five months before shooting. Ryan Reynolds Workout & Diet The question has come up a lot, so I'm gonna give you the detailed version. The first time I lifted a barbell for BLADE was the end of July, 2003. I had to be ready to go by mid December, however when we shot the scenes in question it was January, 2004, so, basically, 5 months. DIET: I ate something pretty much every 2-3 hours, never "stuffing" myself, but never letting myself get hungry. Tons of water throughout the day... BREAKFAST: 1/2 cup egg whites and 2 eggs. Oatmeal - no sugar, a *protein bar 2-3 hours later. (the best oatmeal is this stuff called McCann's Steel Cut Oatmeal. It takes about a half hour to cook, but you just make enough to last a couple weeks. add apple sauce and cinnamon to improve the taste.) LUNCH: chicken and veggies/brown rice. a *protein bar 2-3 hours later. DINNER: fish or chicken with salad and vegetables. balsamic vinegar for dressing. couple more ** Optimum Whey Protein Shakes throughout the night and right before bed. TYPICAL DIET: Breakfast: 2 eggs, some "good" fat like a spoon of almond butter or slice of avocado, and 1 cup of oatmeal with applesauce Midmorning snack: protein bar Lunch: albacore tuna wrap or chicken and salad Mid-afternoon snack: protein shake (whey and water), protein bar, or apple and almonds Dinner: broiled fish or chicken, brown rice, vegetables, and salad Evening Snack: protein shake http://www.sixpacknow.com/ryan_reynolds_workout.html Thomas Jane - The Punisher Each day, Tom Jane scarfed 2,000 to 2,500 calories broken down into eight small meals when he was training to star in the movie The Punisher. But it was how those calories were divided that helped him blast 5 inches off his waistline. "For the first 2 weeks, the percentage of daily calories I got from fat was around 10 percent," says Jane. "After that, 30 percent of my calories were from fat." Says his trainer, John MacLaren, "The first 2 weeks of any aggressive diet plan typically yield amazing results, but if you maintain the regimen for too long, you start cannibalizing muscle tissue and slowing down how fast you burn fat." After 6 weeks at 30 percent, Jane went back to 10 percent for 2 weeks and continued that cycle 8:00 a.m. 24-32 oz water (during his 1-hour cardio session) 12:00 p.m. 20 oz complex-carbohydrate drink 1 banana 24-32 oz water 480 calories 4:00 p.m. 24-32 oz water 10 oz complex-carbohydrate drink 200 calories 9:00 a.m. 20 oz protein shake 300 calories 2:00 p.m. Lunch 20 oz complex-carbohydrate drink 40 grams (g) protein either chicken or fish) 4 servings vegetables 400-425 calories 6:00 p.m. Dinner 40 g protein (one serving of either chicken, fish,or beef) 4 servings vegetables 10 oz complex-carbohydrate drink 24-32 oz water 400-425 calories 10:00 a.m. Breakfast 4-5 egg whites 3 servings vegetables of any kind (cooked with eggs as omelette) 175 calories 3:00 p.m. 1 banana or 1 serving grapes 80 calories 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. 1 banana 20 oz protein shake 16 oz water 250 calories http://www.menshealth.com/men/nutrition/food-for-fitness/diet-plan/article/ad1a99edbbbd201099edbbbd2 010cfe793cd

Originally posted by Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar: Daa'uud, waxaan iska dhaafee, Reer UK and their tabloids, iiga waran Holland. How was the mood in Netherlands in the past couple days? Robben was robbed a penalty miyaa, is that what the Dutch believe? Netherlands had a real chance of winning if they focused more on the ball instead of the Spanish players. Arjan Robben's prime chance infront of the goal should have given them a lead, but he waited to long, the rest is history.

Juxa, there are hundreds of Romanians, Poles, Pakistanis, Nigerians, Afro-Carribean etc who are placed in similar expensive real-estate, all of these ethnic groups also have tainted names, but these tabloid papers won't touch them because they know the backlash they will receive for this. When it comes to the Somali people however, over the last couple of years these papers have carefully tested the waters with several degrading/hate inciting articles about Somalis(Curly created a topic about this a few months back), and when nobody protested or demanded proof, the papers knew 'anything goes'.