lool @ MAANDEEQ how did I forget you girl ofcourse I come to see you and your minyaro Kamila perform also

polygamy will be fine by me as long as i'm not involved. In other words if somebody is having four wives than good luck to him so long as i'm not one of them :rolleyes: I know it's allowed but even the prophet(saw) didn't encourage it. And we have a choice to accept it or ask to be released, and I am feeling the later one

loool @ Kamila those are some funky maah maahyo Wooow cartan and jamaal-11 you two are the only reason I visit the poetry section....keep up the good work .....and keep on bringing the best

Abdinur, bro you go first than I will tell ya what I can't live without. now why do I see every1 saying they can't live without their parents? :rolleyes: I can't live without one thing and it's definetly not my extended family....I mean I love them and all but I can still be around if they are gone na'meen

looooooool that was off da hoook walaahi i'm still laughing

Reprinted with permission from eCLAL, the online journal of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. A serious and inclusive discussion of the future of the Ground Zero site is now underway. The Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York is in the midst of conducting an important series of open public meetings on various aspects of the planning process. From the sidelines I’ve been following this conversation and have been keeping a close eye on the growing list of proposals by architects, urban planners, and others offering up cultural centers, art spaces, memorial parks and business complexes. What is conspicuously absent from these proposals is any attention to religious needs that might be associated with the site. Even the discussion of the victims’ memorial that is to be erected as part of any rebuilding plan for the site, has been framed in essentially secular terms. No proposals even for the quiet, understated ecumenical chapels one finds in hospitals. As one of the many chaplains who witnessed the events of the 11th, and volunteered with many other clergy to help deal with some of the spiritual and emotional crises that followed, I’m wondering -- Why has religion suddenly been thrust to the sidelines? Religious groups and organizations were among the first to respond to the attack. Moreover, in the days following the attack, Americans flocked to their synagogues, churches and mosques in record numbers. I will never forget watching the televised services held at the National Cathedral and Riverside Church, both powerful expressions of our collective sense of grief and hope. But while those services were articulations of America’s common spirit, they also spoke to our religious particularities. As an American I listened intently to all the clergy who spoke, but as a Jew, I cared most about what the rabbis had to say. I imagine that this was the case for Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, and Buddhists, all who were represented in those services. America is great because we not only allow for the freedom of religion, but we have a public square that can encourage our religious diversity at the right moments. For this reason, I would ask, why not build a mosque at ground zero? And a church, and a synagogue as well? Why not erect a vast inter-religious center on the premises as a supplement to the secular, cultural, and artistic elements that will figure in the blueprint for the site’s reconstruction? An inter-religious center could serve for educational purposes, and the religiously specific chapels could be used for baptisms, confirmation ceremonies, bar and bat mitzvahs, and even weddings of those whose parents or loved ones have perished in the attacks. It would be a site of healing for many. And just imagine what it would be like for American Muslims, and Muslim visitors from abroad to visit such a shrine. Building a mosque on the site would also send a message to the Islamic world about America, and our commitment to the freedom of religion. At a time when many Muslims are being fed endless distortions about America and what we value, it will take more than a publicity mission by Muhammad Ali to change America’s image. What traditional religious adherents in the Islamic world, and elsewhere fail to comprehend is the great irony of American church-state separation: The more secular the state, the more religious the nation. In America, religious faith is freely chosen and religious communities are strong. In an increasingly diverse world, America may hold the model that the world needs. But would building an inter-religious center at Ground Zero help? Maybe a few misguided Muslims would go there to praise Allah for his great victory in destroying the towers - but I imagine the vast majority of American Muslims would go to simply offer prayers of gratitude that Allah, in his mercy, has created a place called America, where both freedom and faith can flourish. The perception of America’s role in the world is being redefined. In addition to being regarded as an economic and military power, we are now seen as a global police force attempting to root out terror. But America is a spiritual power as well and it is important that we do what we can to get this message out. Building an inter-religious center on the site of the World Trade Center could be an important step in this direction. It would be a living testimony to the American conviction that secularity and diversity are not the enemies of faith, but are rather the very basis of spiritual strength and religious renewal. ---------------------------------------------- I thought it was interesting article, hope ya enjoy it

very beautiful tips

Manala_garaad_baa? jazaaka laahu kheyra sis for sharing that with us...that's the most beautiful lecture maansha allaah

lulla I agree with Ameenah and Ahlaan 150% hope that helps p.s your topics are nice as always...keep it coming sis

Tue Jun 11,12:06 AM ET By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Researchers at International Business Machines Corp. have punched holes about 6,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair in a piece of plastic, creating a novel form of data storage. After six years of work the Zurich-based researchers say they can fit 1 terabit of data -- effectively the contents of a 100-gigabyte computer hard drive -- on a postage stamp-size piece of plastic. The data takes the form of up to a trillion holes drilled by a precise and extremely hot nano-needle, the researchers said. In the world of data storage, dominated by disk drives which hold bits and bytes electromagnetically and flash memory cards for Palm Pilots and digital cameras that use electrical charges, holding information in hole-punches seems old hat. However, the company that preceded IBM set the world on fire 110 years ago by making computer punch cards. "One of our slogans is back to the future of mechanics," said Peter Vettiger, leader of the project, called Millipede, in a telephone interview from Zurich. His holes are 10 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, and about 3 billion of them fit in a punch card hole. He said that in the best of circumstances, including IBM deciding to continue the project's funding, consumers might be able to buy by late 2005 a mechanical memory chip based on the research that would hold 5-10 gigabytes of data. Information, which would be translated into a binary arrangement such as zeros and ones in other computer memory systems, is broken is broken into dots and dashes that become holes and flat surfaces on the plastic surface of the new chip. The plastic sits on a piece of silicon. Hovering above it are roughly 1,000 tiny phonograph arms, each with a needle on the end. The phonograph arm is actually made of two different materials that conduct heat differently. At 400 degrees centigrade, one side expands more than the other, bending the arm and plunging the hot needle into the plastic, creating a hole with a lip on the side. Subsequently, a second plunge just to the side of the first would heat the material and cause the initial hole to fill in, making it possible to rewrite on a chip. To read data, the needle is heated about 100 degrees less, so that the arm bends but the tip cannot melt the plastic. The tip then measures the resistance between the surface and what's beneath it. A hole reads differently than a flat area. Vettiger said that the technology was best for low-power, mobile situations, since the chip works fine at speeds that are much slower than competing technologies. Even so, the nanotech punch-card was fast enough to supply information to a broadband network, for instance, IBM said. With more energy, the chips can transfer information faster, he added. ***************** END *************************** How likely is for this project to succeed? if and when it's completed would you use chips that are slower than the competing technologies?. I personaly think it would not pass the planing stage because every product has to be funded by somebody who is convinced of the likelyhood of the product competing in the market share....and punch holes don't sound promising to me. anyway the questions is what you guys think of this?

Tue Jun 11,12:06 AM ET By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Researchers at International Business Machines Corp. have punched holes about 6,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair in a piece of plastic, creating a novel form of data storage. After six years of work the Zurich-based researchers say they can fit 1 terabit of data -- effectively the contents of a 100-gigabyte computer hard drive -- on a postage stamp-size piece of plastic. The data takes the form of up to a trillion holes drilled by a precise and extremely hot nano-needle, the researchers said. In the world of data storage, dominated by disk drives which hold bits and bytes electromagnetically and flash memory cards for Palm Pilots and digital cameras that use electrical charges, holding information in hole-punches seems old hat. However, the company that preceded IBM set the world on fire 110 years ago by making computer punch cards. "One of our slogans is back to the future of mechanics," said Peter Vettiger, leader of the project, called Millipede, in a telephone interview from Zurich. His holes are 10 nanometers, or billionths of a meter, and about 3 billion of them fit in a punch card hole. He said that in the best of circumstances, including IBM deciding to continue the project's funding, consumers might be able to buy by late 2005 a mechanical memory chip based on the research that would hold 5-10 gigabytes of data. Information, which would be translated into a binary arrangement such as zeros and ones in other computer memory systems, is broken is broken into dots and dashes that become holes and flat surfaces on the plastic surface of the new chip. The plastic sits on a piece of silicon. Hovering above it are roughly 1,000 tiny phonograph arms, each with a needle on the end. The phonograph arm is actually made of two different materials that conduct heat differently. At 400 degrees centigrade, one side expands more than the other, bending the arm and plunging the hot needle into the plastic, creating a hole with a lip on the side. Subsequently, a second plunge just to the side of the first would heat the material and cause the initial hole to fill in, making it possible to rewrite on a chip. To read data, the needle is heated about 100 degrees less, so that the arm bends but the tip cannot melt the plastic. The tip then measures the resistance between the surface and what's beneath it. A hole reads differently than a flat area. Vettiger said that the technology was best for low-power, mobile situations, since the chip works fine at speeds that are much slower than competing technologies. Even so, the nanotech punch-card was fast enough to supply information to a broadband network, for instance, IBM said. With more energy, the chips can transfer information faster, he added. ***************** END *************************** How likely is for this project to succeed? if and when it's completed would you use chips that are slower than the competing technologies?. I personaly think it would not pass the planing stage because every product has to be funded by somebody who is convinced of the likelyhood of the product competing in the market share....and punch holes don't sound promising to me. anyway the questions is what you guys think of this?

abdinur are you trying to confuse me now anyway what I said was this cost of room $25 right....the bell boy took $2 and give them $3 back that equals to $30 in my book...so what dollar missing are you talking about? :confused: anyway jamaal said it in better way but still I was right

abdinur are you trying to confuse me now anyway what I said was this cost of room $25 right....the bell boy took $2 and give them $3 back that equals to $30 in my book...so what dollar missing are you talking about? :confused: anyway jamaal said it in better way but still I was right

Steve, thanks for posting that article here I think it was very facinating story...we really do need women participate in Somalia's political affairs. but ofcourse mj and the likes will never apreciate it :rolleyes: AND WILL TRY TO TURN EVERYTHING INTO TRIBE OR REER HEBEL :mad: salaam

Kity kat once again you said what I was gonna say...did you just took it out of my mind :cool: cool one though I like how you handle it

haha good one abdinur the room costed $25 and they each got $1 back which is total of $28 and the bell boy took $2 which makes total of $30 P.S the total was not 29...let me know if i'm close

haha good one abdinur the room costed $25 and they each got $1 back which is total of $28 and the bell boy took $2 which makes total of $30 P.S the total was not 29...let me know if i'm close

loool @ Baydan girl i'm in the same situation as you are...except it's my grandma that wants me out of the house...funy thing is everytime she calls our confersation goes like this me: hey mama how are you ayeeyo: i'm fine, how is everyone me: oh they are fine..yadi yada yada right ayeeyo: naa iga dhaaf warka badane when are you getting married...you know I want to see your kids before I leave this world me: I could die b4 you...and besides I don't want to get married now...i'm still young you know ayeeyo: young? are you out of your mind...you better find farax of your own or I will make it my business to get you one...you know hebel and hebel your cousins are good match for you...do you want me to send a word to them me: oh no ayeeyo...let me finish school first ...you know how it goes after that...just goes back to the same point the moral of the story is that my grandma thinks of nothing else...all she wants is to see me get married and her big excuse is that she wants to see her grandkid's kids...one would wonder how she knows that I will have kids? :eek: even though my mom wants me to finish school first...it looks my dad and my grandma will push me out of the house pretty soon :mad: when would I like to get married...hmm I would like to think of my self as comfirmed bachelor no time soon

well well well not only did I lose my money on that ni99a (tyson) i'm really so dissapointed at him....I was watching the fight on saturday nite and he barely made any punches whatever happened to the so called IRON MAN ...I thought since he was hufing and bufing since november, he will really have something to show for.... I was really expecting lewis to be out by the third round but it turns out that...big 'ol mike was a goner by the fifth round even though he barely made it to eight round P.S this is not the first time I lost a bet to my brothers....I guess i'm never gonna go against them...but hey who can blame me for thinking tyson will win

wow ashwaq thanks for sharing girl....I'm feeling them :cool:

one word damn....okey I think most of my friends would describe as the shy girl on the corner

Dr I JUST WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY FEMALE RELATIVES CUZ YOUR INSENSITIVITY IS GETTING OUT OF HAND :mad:

Hanna here is an encouraging one sis....also know that NO ONE can love you the way you can love yourself...if someone broke your heart there is nothing left to do but pick up the peices and let it go Let it Flow First thing Monday morning I'm gonna pack my tears away Got no cause to look back I'm looking for me a better day You see the thing 'bout love Is that it's not enough If the only thing it brings you is pain There comes a time when we could all make a change Just let go And let it flow, let it flow, let it flow Everything's gonna work out right Y'know Let go, and let it flow, let it flow, let it flow Just let it go Don't nobody want no broke heart And don't nobody want no two time losers Ain't nobody gonna love you like you are If you ake whatever he brings your way You see the thing of it Is we deserve respect But we can't demand respect without change There comes a time when we must go our own way Just let go And let it flow, let it flow, let it flow Everything's gonna work out right Y'know Let go, and let it flow, let it flow, let it flow Just let it go Sometimes love it can work out right Sometimes you'll never know But if it brings only pain in your life Don't be afraid to let it go Lyrics by Babyface

I was just digging up the archive files lol...and I realized most of the cool posts were started by our friend Libaax-sankataabte...so I was wondering when he is coming back from his long vacation...c'moooon bro the forum is getting lil dull without ya

loool jamaal and athena you guys are good for sho' I will try to write some on the weekend insha allah keep it coming guys