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.

LooooooooL@Capo...I should have known. Guys...Who does one break away from the past when you elect someone like Faroole. This is appeasement, and nepotism of the highest order.And how's one allocate these Xildhibaans, on population or who has get the most the fire power.

Just a sham, for Faroole to be president is just slap on everybody's face specially those who want to see Puntland prosper. There were more qualified candidates who denied an opportunity simply cuz the boys in Garowe said it is our turn since Bosaso and Galkayo had their turn-just pathetic.

^I'm in Malika's special list. KK...You are her Eedo, and Salaan sare Ayeeyo. Malika...How's Abti anyway?

^Hello Sheh..Greetings!

LoooooooL@title...I knew it will grab your attention Habo Jee. Not to toot my own horn, I'm have always in that list..Just ask that someone you know. Thanks for the tip

^Who will you join? NGONGE...Leave Xiin alone.

^Looks like, I don't know how he will take at the advent of Cadde's loss.

I made the best suqaar yesterday...just yummy I was so inspired by it, I'm gonna try steak next.

^Just keep them in your prayers..I think that's what brother is getting at or atleast that's general idea..No point in picking battles now.

Best of luck to Ilka Jiir...Bye Bye Cadde!

War deg deg: Liiska Musharaxiinta Puntland oo caawa la shaaciyay 6. Januar 2009 Garoowe(AllPuntland)- Waxaa caawa Guddiga doorashada Maamul Goboleedka Puntland uu shaaca ka qaaday magacyada Sagaal Musharax oo maanta gudbiyay shuruudihii lacageed ee Baarlamaanka go'aamiyay. Liiskaasi ayaa waxaa uu soo baxay daqiiqado ka hor iyadoo magacyada Musharaxiinta u tartameysa ay kala yihiin Gen. Maxamuud Muuse Xersi, Cali Cabdi Awaare, C/raxmaan Faroole, C/llaahi Axmed Cali (Ilka Jiir), Nuuraddiin Aadan Diiriye, Cumar Xaashi Farjac, Aadan Maxamed Ciise (Gaadaale), Saciid Maxamed Raage iyo Musharax kale oo aan magaciisa inoo suuragelin. Sidoo kale waxaa Liiska magacyada u sharaxan Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka soo galay Musharaxiinta kala ah Gen. Cabdisamad Cali Shire, Cali Baashi Xaaji Maxamuud, Xasan Daahir Afqurac, Prof. Muxuddiin Cali Yuusuf oo ka tanaasulay xilkii Madaxweynaha balse ka mid noqday kuwa u sharaxan Kuxigeenka Madaxweynaha, sidoo kale Saleebaan Ciise Axmed Xaglatoosiye ayaa ka mid ah Musharaxiinta Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka iyo Col. Maxamed Xaaji Aadan. Liiska ayaa laga waaway xubno fara badan oo horay u sharaxnaa xilka Madaxweynaha iyo Kuxigeenkiisa, iyadoo iminka ay u muuqdaan kuwo meesha ka baxay, kadib markii mudadii loo qabtay iney musharaxnimadooda soo gudbiyaan ay ku akeyd galabta. Beri Subax ayaa waxaa la filayaa in Musharaxiintan soo gudbiyay magacyadooda iyo shuruuda lacageed ee lagu xeray in ay ajandayaashooda iyo Taariikhdooda ka hor aqriyaan Baarlamaanka hortiisa, maalinta xigtana ay qabsoomi doonto doorashadii lagu kala bixi lahaa. AllPuntland, Garoowe

LoooooooooooL@xukun jeceyl...laakin xiinow family dhan ma,aha waxa xunka jecel. Waa inyar uun, the rest get the bad rap for what these guys do. But in all seriousness, I hope things work out in Puntland, and rest of Somalia.

Madaxwaynaha Puntland General Cadde oo la sheegay in uu ka tanaasulayo xilka uu ka hayo Puntland iyo Musharaxnimadiisa Talaado, January 06, 2009(HOL):Madaxwaynaha DGPL Maxamuud Muuse xirsi General Cade ayaa la sheegay in uu iska casilayo xilka uu ka hayo DGPL,iyadoo maalmo ka dib loo balan sanahay in ay dhacdo doorashadii madaxtinimo ee Puntland. Warkaan ayaa soo shaac baxay maalin ka dib markii Qaar ka mid ah xildhibaanada barlamanka Puntland ay sheegeen in aysan wax cod ah ugu shubi doonin madaxwaynaha hadda talada haya ee Cadde Muuse. Madaxwayne Cadde ayaa sida uu u dhashay sanadkan cusub kulamo kala duwan la qaadanayay odayaasha qaar ee magaalada Garowe isagoo kala tashanaya in uu ka tanuusulo musharaxnimadiisa doorashada Puntland, balse wali ma uusan ku dhawaaqin in uu tanasulayo. Qaar ka mid ah xildhibaannada Barlamaanka Puntland oo aan la xiriirnay ayaa ka gaabsaday in ay ka hordhacaan warkaasi ,waxaana Madaxweyne Cadde uu hadda ka hor sheegay in uu yahay Musharax u taagan doorashada Puntland. Ilaa iyo hadda lama Ogaan karo xiliga uu arintaasi ku dhawaaqayo madaxwaynaha, inkastoo arintaan laga hadal hayo guud ahaan Puntland, waxaana arimahan ay ku soo aadayaan ,iyadoo amniga magaalada Garowe si aad ah loo aadkeeyay madaaama maalinta khamiista ah madaxweyne cusub la dooranayo. Maamulka Puntland ee uu hoggaamiye madaxwayne Cadde ayaa wax ka qabtay arrimo badan oo dhanka mashaariicda ah, iyadoo ay bar bar socdeen ammaan xumo badda iyo berriga ah ,taasi oo saamayn ku yeelatay bulshada Puntland. Faysal Maxamed Xasan(Boston), Hiiraan Online cabaade_4@hotmail.com Bosaso, Somalia