Originally posted by Rahima: As long as it's together why not? Rahima, always sharp as a steak knife. May be old Castro should join this geriatric stampede for young Lady Solers and find him a min-yar (or two).

Good Rahima, your (welcome) return shouldn't cause the departure of good Bishaaro and old Xiin, should it?

^ Your protests are without merit and your pleas are falling on deaf ears. You've been caught with your hand well inside the cookie jar. It's now time to fix what's broken and do the right thing. The girl's reputation is clearly on the line, Mr. I'm-so-old-I've-fallen-and-I-can't-get-up.

^ Yeah really, what does this old man think? That young, educated and fabulous Xalimos grow on trees? The nerve! :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Kooleey: ^Nice read. How does one delicately bring up the topic of money when getting to know someone? It is delicate. But being comfortable with it yourself is a step in the right direction. Clearly, if you yourself show discomfort to such matters, you won't ever reach your goals of independence or know the difference between a knight in shining armor and a two-bit, broke, Faarax. Oh money. How I adore thee. Rap on sister, rap on.

^ Xiin made no secret of his wish to woo wife numero deux at some point. That he would do it here, in public, is a little surprising. That he would blatantly and irresponsibly jeopardize his chances with numero trois (Rahima) is unconscionable. Shame on you old man. Shame on you.

^ I too noticed the sparks flying between Xiin Boodhari and Hothan Bishaaro. I guess I wasn't just imagining things.

^ Read this for possible answers on how to find out for yourself.

For too many of today's women, money remains a scary and emotional topic. By Marilyn Gardner Liz Perle was only 9 years old when her elegant grandmother started teaching her what she considered the financial facts of life. Lesson One began, "Every woman needs money of her own that her husband never knows about. So she can do what she wants. What she needs. Remember that." Lesson Two soon followed: "You never talk about money. It's private." Years later, after a series of financial ups and downs, Perle realized that her grandmother was right about that bank account of one's own. But she also knew that Grandma had been wrong about remaining tight-lipped on financial issues. Women's reluctance to talk openly and honestly about money - with friends, husbands, children, bosses, divorce lawyers - harms marriages, careers, and retirement, she warns. Perle lays out the sobering facts in her illuminating book, Money: A Memoir. When it comes to finances, she observes, women are in denial, big-time. They often lie about what they spend, even shaving a few dollars off the price of something as mundane as lipstick. Many are afraid to ask for a raise. Some invest more heavily in wardrobes and homes than in IRAs and savings. Lured by the siren call of marketers selling an unattainable American dream, they spend defiantly. Whatever their financial status, women cling to conflicting dreams: They want to be independent, yet long to be taken care of. As Perle writes, "Because I have often confused care with cash, there have been times when, sitting in the middle of a semicircle of income tax forms, I want nothing more than to pack it all in and let someone else show me how much they love me by taking away all my financial burdens." Prince Charming, where are you? Such dreams begin in childhood. Boys are still raised to be providers, girls nurturers. When a girl starts baby-sitting, Perle notes, the parents hiring her may ask, "What do you charge?" "Whatever you want to pay me," the girl might reply. If she does a good job, someone will say, "You're so good with children." By contrast, if her brother mows lawns to earn money, he's likely to win praise for being enterprising. No one will tell him, "You're so good with lawns." Even in adulthood, women continue to give themselves mixed messages that "money is simultaneously vitally important and something we shouldn't show we care about." Yet when Perle asks women about their top five nightmares, becoming a bag lady ranks high, along with not having enough money in retirement. Women are typically more conservative investors than men. At the same time, their track record is often better because they don't trade stocks as often as men. For everyone, the complexities run deep. "Money is never just money," Perle observes. "It's our proxy for identity and love and hope and promises made and perhaps never fulfilled." Marriage, especially, can become an economic testing ground and power struggle. Massive social changes in recent decades have left many couples confused about who is supposed to supply what in a marriage. Perle emphasizes that this is not a how-to book of financial advice. Instead, it could be considered a how-not-to book, showing how not to fall into financial peril and ruin. With candor and self-deprecating humor, she offers herself as Exhibit A. Although she came from an upper-middle-class family and held well-paying publishing jobs, she often ignored basic principles of money management. When she married, she turned over her economic life to her husband. The arrangement appeared to work until they moved to Singapore for his job. He decided he wanted a divorce. As he put her and their 4-year-old son on a plane to San Francisco, he stuffed $1,500 in her hands and said goodbye. So much for fiscal stability. Perle has met women who are very comfortable with money, who understand what money can and cannot do to their lives. Still, so pervasive are the challenges that a majority of her readers will probably see themselves somewhere in its pages. To call the book a memoir is to stretch the conventional image of that genre. It is autobiographical, to be sure. But it also contains the voices of other women who make cameo appearances to share their own financial tales, along with the voices of financial experts. Whatever its classification, the book contains a message that needs to be heard and heeded, not only to benefit women but also to give their offspring a better financial example. As Perle cautions, "We're raising a generation of children with high lifestyle aspirations but no concept of how to achieve them." Nine out of 10 women will be financially on their own at some point in their lives. Yet more than half of American women have no pension coverage, compared to a quarter of men. Underscoring the urgency implicit in statistics like these, Perle says, "There comes a point in all women's lives where we have to take command of our economic destinies." As her book makes abundantly clear, today would be a good time to start. Source

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Happy new year everyone. The year is 1427. Bishaaro: stick to English or Somali atheer.

UN 'confirms' Iran uranium move The UN's atomic watchdog has confirmed that Iran has started preparations to resume producing enriched uranium, which can be used in nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said it has obtained an Iranian document which can only be used in the making of nuclear weapons parts. The findings come in an (IAEA) report made available to the press ahead of an urgent board meeting on Thursday. Key powers have said the IAEA should report Iran to the UN Security Council. Iran denies US-led claims that it is seeking to develop nuclear arms. Tehran has said it will resume uranium enrichment if the case is sent to the Security Council, which has the power to impose sanctions. The Iranian nuclear crisis has intensified since Iran said earlier this month it was resuming nuclear research it had suspended for two-and-a-half years. Source Bwahahahahahahaha.

Nordic firm hit by Arab boycott The Danish-Swedish dairy giant Arla Foods says its sales in the Middle East have plummeted to zero as a result of a row over cartoons published in Denmark. The firms said it had to lay off 100 people because of the fall in demand. The row began when a Danish newspaper published a series of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, some of them depicting him as a terrorist. Anger against Denmark is continuing to grow across the Middle East, despite an apology offered by the newspaper. Arla Foods, one of Europe's biggest dairy companies, is being hardest hit by a boycott of Danish products across the region. The company has annual sales of $480m there. Read more. I suppose freedom of speech is really not compatible with profits, is it? Between the double standard of rejecting the democratic outcome of Palestinian elections to the demands of Iran stop nuclear activities, to this row with Denmark, the west is really showing its true colors. An empire that is corrupt, naked and two-faced. These b@stards are reaping what they've sown for centuries.

^ Mashallah atheer, I'm so proud of you. Don't let no broke Faarax trick you into a broke relationship and a broke marriage that leads to a broke life. If the nigga can't bring home the dough, he can stay single and love his broke self. Love kulaha. Money talks and boolshidh waa inuu ka caraabiyaa meesha. :rolleyes:

^ Shax shax atheer. Good to see you old man. Remember, as cold as Iceland is, it's not the size of the coat but the length of the aw-cumar that counts.

^ Believe it or not, good Jimca Lee, I want the Seahawks to win. For the Steelers it'll be championship #5 but for the Hawks it's their first. Yeniceri and Kashanre's (the fairweather fans') rubbish is what I was getting all hot and bothered about. G'luck to the Seahawks. I believe they will need it.

I xaasid you Katrina. Men are fragile, people. It's been shown that any (abnormal) increase in stress levels leads to a decrease in both sperm count and motility. You "successful" girls better be careful. We're talking crippled sperm that can't swim. And that's no joke.

^ It's the aroma in the "bog" dear. It makes the neurons get into fight-or-flee mode. MMA said, Cashara labaad maanta waxaa waaye, ereyada Soomaali laga heli karo laakiin.... Atheer af soomaligaagu is suspect, to say the least. I don't know who hired you here to be the instructor but in the words of Donald Trump, you're fired.

^ I suppose this is an opportune time for the xabad to wiif wiif but I shall unilaterally declare a truce. I'm neither conceding defeat nor declaring victory. As we are ourselves, the enemy is clever and cunning. A long term peace can be achieved between our peoples. What say you, good Blessed foe?

^ I see. Markaa anigiyo Ducaqabe bilaash baad hurdada nooga kaxaysay? I gotta stop trolling.

^ Ducaqabe, that "openly khaldaan" thing sounds too much like someone out of the closet saaxib.

Originally posted by Abraar: anaad dooneysaa in imika dagaal haalmaan leygu qaado....I stick to giving MMA the honour of telling Markaa dagaalka hoolman inuu MMA ku naf seego weeyan xaalkaagu. Mida kale, yaa dagaalka qaadayood ka baqanaysa? I'm extremely curious now.

^ In other words, they're soft.

^ A bunch of clowns they are, good Ducaqable. Worthless fowqal worthless.

^ I think you're onto something here, Abraar. If anyone knows, please share the origin of the word Qaldaan/khaldaan. Supposedly, it's label given to those who exhibit a heavy Northern/Western Somali accent.