Msiba wa Felix Chambi (Makene) Texas

Kutoka Michuzi Blog

Wananchi,

On behalf of the family and Tanzanians living in Houston, I sadly announce the death of our brother Felix Chambi (aka Felix Makene) pictured above.

Felix passed away on Thursday morning (24/1/08) after having a stroke on Monday night (21/1/08). Felix leaves behind his wife Maryam and young son Baraka. Condolences can be offered to Felix’s family at their home on8618 Rose Garden, Houston, TX, 77083.

Michango inaweza kupelekwa:

Akaunti maalumu ya msiba wa Felix Makene
BANK: Washington Mutual Bank

NAME: Jadi malumbo

ACCT #: 4213965100 ROUTING#: 111993776

BANK ADDRESS10850 Bellaire BlvdHouston, TX, 77072

281.498.2233

Please call any of the people below with questions.

Miraji Malewa 832 741 4452

Nuru Mazola 832 630 8090

Anita Massawe 832 721 3832

Rosemary Mlekwa 832 867 2140

Muddy Chamshama 713 203 4629

Jadi Malumbo 713 419 6803

Karim Faraji 713 702 9050

Rais Bush atatembelea Bongo mwezi ujao!

President Bush does the so-called Malaria Dance

Haya! Rais Bush wa Marekani atatembelea nchi tano za Afrika ikiwemo Tanzania mwezi ujao!

WaBongo mkaribishe kwa vigelegle za shangwe. Anataka kuona maendeleo katika mapambano dhidi ya UKIMWI na Malaria. Alitoa dola $15bilioni za kusaidia Afrika katika mapambano dhidi ya hayo magonjwa.

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Bush Visit to Africa Feb. 15-21
By TERENCE HUNT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after returning from the Middle East, President Bush will travel to Africa in February on a five-country tour.

The president, accompanied by his wife, Laura, will visit Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia, the White House announced on Friday.

"This trip will be an opportunity for the president to review firsthand the significant progress since his last visit in 2003 in efforts to increase economic development and fight HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other treatable diseases, as a result of the United States robust programs in these areas," a White House statement said.

It said Bush also would talk with leaders about how the United States can help promote democratic reform, respect for human rights, free trade, open investment regimes and economic opportunity across the continent.

Bush returned Jan. 16 from an eight-day trip to Israel, the Palestinian-governed West Bank, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He plans at least a half dozen more trips to the Middle East, Asia, Europe and South America before leaving office next January.

Bush in November urged Congress to double U.S. money for the global fight against HIV/AIDS, to $30 billion over the next five years. In 2003 Congress approved $15 billion for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The program is active in 120 countries, with a concentrated focus on 15, including Namibia, in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

As of the end of September, 1.36 million people in those focus countries had received antiretroviral treatment through the program, with a focus on averting infant infections by treating pregnant women. Others receive testing and counseling.

Doubling the funding for PEPFAR would provide treatment for 2.5 million people, the White House said.

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Casting Call Nyingine - New York

Hii ni kwa watu walioniuliza kuhusu Casting Call New York. Mnaotaka kuwa karibu na Denzel hii ni nafasi yenu!

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The Taking of Pelham 123 Starring Denzel Washington & John Travolta

Billy Dowd (Casting) is in NYC to cast background on THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123.

Here is the NON-SAG Open Call

Info -Billy Dowd Casting is seeking background talent for the upcoming Columbia Pictures film The Taking of Pelham 123, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta. Tony Scott, dir.

Shooting late Feb./early March-June in NYC. Seeking Non-Sag background: 18+, all types, must be legal resident of the U.S. Registration will be held Jan. 28 & 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at St. Columba, 343 W. 25th St. (btwn. Eighth & Ninth aves.), NYC. Use entrance closest to Eighth Ave. Bring recent pix & rum, stapled together.

No phone calls. Pay provided.

Mapigano katika sinema ya Bongoland II

Peter Omari na Charles Magali wakifanya mazoezi kabla ya kushuti scene

Jason Hilton coaches Shaffi & Mzee Olotu for a fight scene
Jason Hilton coaches Mzee Olotu on how to fall during a fight scene
Jason Hilton plays 'Kung Fu' with curious neighborhood kids while filiming in Manzese
Josiah Kibira discusses with Jason Hilton and Shafii on the logisitics of a fight scene

Watu wanangojea kwa hamu sinema ya Bongoland II.

Kwenye crew ya Bongoland II kulikuwa na mtaalamu wa mambo ya stunts (kupigana, kuanguka nk katika sinema) anaitwa Jason Hilton. Nilivyokuwa Bongo niliwaambia baadhi ya wasanii kuwa wawe makini kujifunza maana alikuwa anatoa somo bure. Hapa Marekani ukitaka masomo ya stunt unalipia hasa.

Kwa kweli kuna umuhimu wa mwalimu wa kufundisha stunts kwa wasanii Bongo. Nilishangaa sana nilipoambiwa kuwa eti katika sinema za Bongo, ukiona watu wanapigana au mtu kazabwa kibao basi wanafanya kweli hadi kuumizana! Hollywood mnaona watu wanapigana kumbe hakuna mtu aliyeguswa. Mfano kwenye ile sine ya Aftershock:Beyond the Civil War ambayo nimo, utadhani jamaa wanapigana kweli. Kumbe jamaa hakuguswa hata kidogo. Nakumbuka walivyoifilm na final product nikashangaa kweli utadhani jamaa kaua!

Website ya Jason Hilton ni: http://www.tumblemonster.com/pages/gallery.html

Hapa mnaweza kuona clip fupi ya mapingano kutoka sinema ya Bongoland II.

Note inachukua muda ku-load.

http://www.tumblemonster.com/video/TMPStuntSchoolReel.mov

Mnaotaka kuwa katika sinema ya Hollywod hii ni nafasi yenu!

Kwa wadau wanaosoma habari nazoandika hapa kwenye blogu wanajua kuwa nimewahi kuzungumzia suala ya Open Casting Call. Katika sinema mara nyingi waigizaji wanaitwa kufanya audition kupitia kwa agent. Zingine zinakuwa wazi, yaani mtu yeyote anaruhusiwa kwenda.

Mwongozaji sinema maarufu, Martin Scorsese atakuwa hapa Boston anatengeneza sinema ambayo inaitwa Ashecliffe kuanzia mwezi Machi. Hadithi enyewe inatokana na kitabu cha Shutter Island. Nimekisoma na kwa kweli ni kizuri. Nafasi za weusi zipo nyingi lakini kama wasaidizi hapo hospitalini.

Jumamosi hii kutakuwa na Open Call. Kwa vile inatangazwa kila mahala mtegemee kusimama kwenye foleni ndefu, maana watu watatoka New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire etc. Sinema ya Scorsese si mchezo bwana! Halafu wanakuwa na bajeti kubwa za Hollywood.

Leonardo DiCaprio atacheza kama mhusika mkuu, Teddy Daniels. Ben Kingsley atacheza kama Dr. Cawley.

Baadhiya sinema maarufu amabazo Martin Scorsese ameongoza ni, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Casino, Kundun na The Departed.

Habari za Open Call ziko chini.

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Grant Wilfley Casting is opening a satellite office in Boston for the feature film ASHECLIFFE directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Filming begins in the Boston, Mass. area in March 2008. An open call will be held from 10am to 4pm on Saturday Jan. 26 at Boston University (George Sherman Union- Metcalf Hall) 775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 to cast extras for the feature film.

This film is set in the 1950s in a mental institution with flashbacks to a WWII concentration camp. Casting for people to play mental institution staff (doctors, nurses, orderlies, guards), mental patients (including interesting, quirky or unusual character faces), the malnourished and emaciated concentration camp prisoners (many of whom will have their heads shaved), and people to play WWII American and German soldiers (young athletic types, people with military or law enforcement experience and knowledge of firearms, police officers, fire fighters, ROTC, etc). Seeking men who are willing to have their hair cut short and women with natural-looking hair color, no highlights. Specifically seeking Caucasian and African American people.

If you cannot attend the open call, you can mail in a recent picture and contact information to our NY offices - Ashecliffe Production Office, Attn: Grant Wilfley Casting, 51 Sleeper Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210 or email boston@gwcnyc.com.

Bi Ruby Dee ni mweusi pekee kuteuliwa kupata Oscar mwaka huu!

Leo asubuhi majina ya walioteuliwa kupata Oscar yalitangazwa. Bi Ruby Dee (84) ni mweusi peke yake kuteuliwa mwaka huu. Ameteuliwa katika category ya Best Supporting Actress. (naomba mnisaidie kutafsiri hapo) Mwigizaji Bora wa kike ........

Ametueliwa kwa kazi aliyo fanya katika sinema, American Gangster. Katika sinema hiyo alicheza kama Mama Lucas ambaye ni mama mzazi wa Frank Lucas, mhusika mkuu wa sinema hiyo. Nafasi hiyo ilichezwa na Denzel Washington.

Bi Ruby Dee ameigiza katika sinema nyingi tena vizuri sana lakini hii ndo mara ya kwanza yeye kuteuliwa. Tena ana miaka 84! Nangojea kusikia anasemaje kuhusu kuteuliwa kwake!

Hakuna sinema kutoka Afrika iliyoteuliwa mwaka huu.

Sherehe ya kutuza Oscar itafanyika Februari 24, mwaka huu huko Kodak Theatre, Hollywood.

Ubaguzi Marekani

Mtu mweusi aliweza kuuliwa kwa sababu ndogo tu kama vile kumsemesha mzungu au kutokupisha nijiani! Siku za ya kuua ilikuwa picnic kwa wazungu kama vile wanaenda kwenya show!

Weusi walikuwa na sehemu zao za kungojea basi, na treni!

Walikuwa na sehemu tofauti za kunywea maji! (kabla ya maji ya chupa)

Mji mingine walikuwa na serikali tofauti!

Sikukuu ya Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Watu weusi wote nchini Marekani, waSpanish, waChina, waHindi yaani na watu wasio wazungu wamshukuru marehemu Dr. Martin Luther Jr., kwa mchango wake mkubwa wa kupigania haki zao!

Leo tunasherekea sikukuu ya kuzaliwa kwake. Dr. King aliuliwa na mbaguzi, James Earl Ray, mwaka 1968 huko Lorranine Hotel, mjini Memphis, Tennessee.

Wazungu walimchukia kwa vile alikuwa anatetea haki za weusi. Walikuwa wanamwita Martin Lucifer (shetani) Coon (jina la kukashifu weusi)! Waliunguza nyumba na kumpiga na kumfunga jela mara kadhaa! Wazungu walishangalia siku ya kifo chake, lakini kumbe ndo walimfanya shujaa!

Kabla ya Civil Rights Movement, (yaani weusi kupigania haki zao), mtu mweusi alikuwa haruhusiwi kusoma shule za wazungu, akipanda basi, lazima akae nyuma, alikuwa haruhusiwi kula katika restaurants na wazungu. Kila mahala kulikuwa na mabango ' Whites Only' (wazungu tu) na 'Colored Section' (Sehemu ya weusi). Kulikuwa na majumba ya sinema na klabu za wazungu na weusi! Weusi walikuwa wana sehemu zao za kukaaa kulikuwa hakuna kukaa na wazungu. Hata kama walikuwa na hela ya kununua nyumba sehemu za wazungu ilikuwa ni mwiko!

Hata kulikuwa na hopitali za weusi. Wewe mweusi ukienda hospitali ya mzungu kutibiki! Ni weusi wangapi walikufa shauri ya kunyimwa huduma? Kulikuwa na ubaguzi mpaka kaburini, maana weusi walikuwa na sehemu zao za kuzikwa na wazungu sehemu zao! Nchi hii ina historia chafu kuliko hata Afrika Kusini na Apartheid!

Weusi walikuwa wanafanya kazi duni! Hata mtu na digrii yake alikuwa anaishia kupata kazi ya kuchimba mitaro au kuzoa takataka! Kweli tumetoka mbali.

Kwa wasiojua Dr, King alipata tuzo la Nobel kwa ajili ya bidii yake ya kupigani haki za weusi kwa njia za amani.

Hebu fikiria kama ubaguzi ungekuwepo bado Marekani. Kungekuaje? Je, Barack Obama angeweza kupigania urais leo?

Asante Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! We Thank-you!

Lakini nasikitika kusema kuwa vijana wengi weusi hawajui kuwa maisha wanaoishi leo yasingewezekana miaka arobaini yaliyopita. Na ni kwa sababu ya Civil Rights hata waSpanish na wahindi wana haki saw na mzungu Marekani. Kwa kweli ni vizuri kuwa na sikukuu ya kumkumbuka Dr. King! Watu wasisahau historia ya kibaguzi ya nchi hii.

WaTanzania Wengi Hatujikubali! - Maoni ya Mdau

Kuna Dada fulani (jina ameomba nihifadhi) amenilietea maoni yake. Nazishea na wadau....

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Dada Chemi ngoja leo nikudondoshee mtazamo wangu,mi nimpezi sana wa blog hii,na sababu kubwa iliyonifanya nipapende humu ni uandishi wako,na mimi nipe fulsa nikuandikie leo mtazamo wangu maana na mimi napenda saana kuandika.

Kitu ninachotaka kuwaeleza watanzania wenzangu,majirani au marafiki zetu hii leo ni kwamba tujijengee utamaduni wa kukubali kama tunaweza kufika kimaendeleo kama wenzetu waliotutangulia.

Mfano wangu nautoa humu humu kwenye pita yangu blogini mwako nikakuta picha mbalimbali za muigizaji maarufu wa Tanzania Steven Kanumba ,ambaye kajipatia umaarufu mkubwa katika sekta ya uigizaji hapa nchini akiwa ziarani Hollywood na uliandika Kanumba au kwa watu wanaomkubali humwita Denzel Washington wa bongo.

Sasa Dada Chemi ulileta mzozo pale ulivyosema Denzel Washington wa bongo,nilivyoona mimi nilifurahi na kusema “yes” siku moja Kanumba anaweza kufika hapo Denzel alipo lakini wasiwasi wangu ulikuwa kwenye maoni,nikasema sasa asubiri kushushuliwa na wabongo (maana ni kawaida yetu kutokukubali).

Nilifurahi sana kuona watu mbali mbali wakimpongeza na kukubali kazi yake,lakini kilichonisikitisha kuna wengi wadau hawakumkubali yeye afananishwe na denzel hata siku moja.Kwa kweli nilishwangazwa sana na kauli hizo.

Na huo ni mfano mmoja tu,kuna vitu vingi tu vinafanyika miongoni mwetu na uwa tunakatishana tamaa sana,wewe tu thubutu kumwambia mtu mipangilio yako ya baabae utaona ishu yake itakavyokuwa,”oh wewe utaweza kweli au walishafanya wakina fulani wakashindwa sembuse wewe” .

Sasa mi nilikuwa najiuliza wenzetu (Nchi nyingine) wakipiga hatua fulani ya juu,uwa wanawathamini na kuwaunga mkono kwa hatua waliyopiga,kwa nini na sisi tusibadilishe mioyo yetu na tujipende,kama mtu kafanya vibaya basi mshauri kama mtu kajitahidi kwenye maendeleo basi mpongeze,na kama ni mazuri yaige na wewe uwe na maendeleo kama hayo yake.

Kujikubali ni kukubali kwamba unaweza kufanya kitu chochote cha maendeleo ulichopanga na ukafanikiwa na hata zaidi yake,na hayo ndo maendeleo yenyewe,kama huo mfano wangu hapo juu wa Kanumba kuitwa Denzel Washington wa Bongo, sasa kwani Kanumba hawezi kuwa kama Denzel au zaidi?.

Nakumbuka mimi nilikuwa nataka kuanza biashara fulani hivi,nikamwaga aidia yangu kwa jamaa zangu fulani,unajua waliniambia nini,eti hiyo biashara ni ngumu sana na sitaweza kufika popote na nitapoteza muda na nguvu.

Kwa kweli niliumia na kuvunjika moyo kabisa,na mimi naye nikawaamini kwa kweli hata kasi ya kufanya hiyo biashara nikaacha kabisa,basi angalia yaliyofuata,baada ya mienzi kadhaa nikashangaa kuona hao hao walioniambia haiwezekani wakianzisha ishu iyo iyo niliyowapa kuomba ushauri kwao na hao hao ndo waliniambia haifai.

Kitu ninachotaka kusema hapa ,tujiamini kwa kila kitu tunachotaka kufanya,hakuna mtu anaweza kuondosha ndoto yako kwenye Dunia hii ila wewe mwenyewe, Kama mtu hakuamini basi wewe jiamini na unaweza.

Hivi unajua maendeleo mengine yanakuja pale wewe ukimuona mwenzio kafanya vizuri na wewe unataka kufanya kama yeye,lakini inaelekea wabongo wengi hatujui hilo na wanaoona ni wachache labda.

Zaidi ya yote tunatakiwa kukaza buti kisawasawa tusiruhu kukatishwa tamaa na wengine,tuamini kama kila mtu anauwezo na nafasi ya kufanya jambo la maendeleo bila kukatishwa tamaa,Lakini wabongo tubadilike tusiwasifie wenzetu tu na sisi tujikandamize kuwa ni dhaifu sana,au haujui mtu akisifia ndo bichwa linapanda na kufanya zaidi ili asikuangushe uliyemsifia(ha ha ni mawazo yangu tu).

Je unajua ni kwanini duniani wazungu wanajiona ni bora zaidi ya wengine?na wamejitangaza kwa kujisifia na kujikubali kwamba wao ni zaidi,na ngozi yao ni bora kuliko zingine?.Na hapo ndo maana kimaendeleo acha tu ya kiuchumi tunaiga kutoka kwao,na hata baadhi ya dada zetu wameamini hilo na kujibadilisha nao wawe weupee kama wazungu.

Mi siku nilijiuliza eti kama sisi weusi,tungekuwa wazungu na wazungu wangekuwa kama sisi,nywele rangi nk,Nafikiri tungelazimika kujibadili kama sasa tunavyotaka nywele ndefu laini nk.Hapo mi nafikiri wamefanya tuwaamini hivyo kwa sababu wanadhamini vito vyao zaidi na kuwaeleza wengine umuhimu wake hata kama si vizuri na vyakuigwa.

Mtoto wa Osama Bin Laden anataka Amani

Mtoto wa Osama bin Laden (26), Omar Osama bin Laden anasema anataka 'Amani' duniani. Huyo mtoto ni tofauti kabisa na baba yake ambaye ameua maelfu ya watu duniani bila huruma wala majuto na kudai ataua maelfu zaidi.

Osama bin Laden ndiye ali-organize kulipuliwa kwa ubalozi za Marekani katika miji ya Dar es Salaam na Nairobi. Pia ndiye ali-organize matukio ya Septemba 11, 2001 ambayo yalisababisha vifo vya watu karibu elfu nne siku hiyo.

Omar anasema anataka kuwa Balozi wa Amani kati ya nchi za kiislam na nchi za Magharibi.

Mke wa Omar ni mwingereza, Jane Felix-Browne mwenye miaka 52. Kwa sasa wanakaa Misri.

Kwa habari zaidi someni:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/18/binladen.son.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23073525-2703,00.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22711392/

Ndege ya British Airways imeanguka Heathrow Airport!

Habari kutoka Uingereza zinasema ndege ya British Airways aina ya 777 imeanguka huko London. Ndege ilikuwa inatua katika uwanja wa ndege ya Heathrow lakini ilikosa nguvu za umeme na ilibidi ifanya- glide. Glide enyewe haikuweza kufikisha ndege njia ya lami ya kutua ndege!

Ndege ilikuwa imetokea Beijing, China. Mungu ni mwema hakuna mtu aliyekufa. Ndege ilikuwa na abiria 136, kati yao 19 waliumia.

Kwa habari zaidi someni:

http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=465216&lng=1

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aR3IWzgY1eec&refer=home

Msikie mahojiano na Kanumba 1-27-08

Picha Asante Abdallah Mrisho blog

Kutoka http://abdallahmrisho.blogspot.com/



Kanumba akihojiwa na mtangazaji wa kituo cha redio cha Voice of America (VOA) na kipindi chake kitarushwa hewani Jumapili ya tarehe 27 mwezi huu jioni saa moja na nusu, kwa wabongo wanaweza kunasa kupindi hicho Radio Tumaini au Radio Free Africa........kazi kwenu!

Steven Kanumba apata Tuzo Hollywood???

Kaka Kanumba, nimeulizwa na wengi na sina jibu. Ni Tuzo gani uliyopata huko Hollywood? Je, wafadhili wametoa Press Release, je umefanya press conference? Ni tarehe gani ulikabidhiwa? Je, ni akina nani wengine waliopata maana kama ni International awards lazima kuna wengine waliopata pia kutoka nchi zaidi ya Nigeria. Ulipata kwa ajili ya sinema gani na ulicheza kama nani?

Hiyo Trophy inafanana sana na zile unazaopata kwenye souvenir store huko Hollywood. Tena ukiongeza hela wanaweka na jina. Haifanani na Oscar maana ni mwiko kampuni yoyote kutengeneza replica (inayofanana). Tunaomba jina la Award Committee.

Tueleze kusudi tukupambe na tukupongeze kama unavyostahili maana kama ni kweli ni habari kubwa sana! Na ukirudi Tanzania ni lazima upokelewe kwa shangwe.

Halahala na Utapeli huo!

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Remembering Nellie Kidela 1946-2007

Mtoto wa marehemu Nellie Kidela, Nuru Mkeremi, kaburini mwa mama yake (Oct. 24, 2007).

Nellie Kidela (wa pili kutoka kushoto) na familia yake June, 2007

Nuru Mkeremi akipewa rambirambi kutoka mwakilishi wa TAMWA, Ichikaeli Maro. Hapo ni kwenye mazishi ya Dada Nellie October 12, 2007.

Dada Nellie akiwa na Violet Weinberg, ambaye alikuwa mpigania uhuru wa African National Congress, January 11, 1981.

Dada Nellie Kidela, alifariki dunia mwezi Oktoba mwaka jana 2007. Alikuwa ni mtangazaji maarufu wa Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam (RTD) miaka mingi. Mwanae, Nuru Mkeremi wa Boston ameniletea picha na habari zaizi nizi - share na wadau.

Nellie Kidela, alijuinga na RTD 1976 kama mtangazaji (radio broadcaster). Aliwahi pia kuwa mwalimu katika shule za msingi za Oyster Bay na Olympio mjini Dar es Salaam.

Alivyokuwa RTD alifanya kazi katika Idhaa za Kiswahili na ya kiingereza (External Service). Aliandaa vipindi kama Face the Mike, Ugua Pole, Chei Chei Shangazi, From Me to You, Potpourri, Songs to Remember, na Majira.

Alikuwa Mwanachama wa Amnesty International, Tanzania. na alifanya kazi nao kila akipata nafasi.

Dada Nellie ni mmoja wa waanzilishi wa Chama cha waandishi wa habari wanawakeTanzania (TAMWA). Mkutano wa kwanza kabisa ulifanyika nyumbani kwa Dada Nellie.

Miaka ya 80, Dada Nellie alihusika sasa na chama cha Tanzania Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation. Alikuwa na mtoto ambaye aliugua na kuathirika na Cerebral Palsy akiwa na miaka 6. Mtoto alifariki miaka ya 90.

Mwaka 1999, Dada Nellie, alikuja kumtembelea mwanae Boston. Ndo hapo alienda hospitali na waligundua anaumwa kansa ya ziwa. Alipata matibabu Boston University Medical Center. Baada ya matibabu walidhania amepona. Alikaa miaka sita katika 'remission'. Kansa ilivyorudi mwaka juzi walikuta umeingia kwenye mifupa.

Dada Nellie alijitahidi sana kuendelea na shughuli zake, japo alikuwa na maumivu makali sana shauri ya kansa.

Dada Nuru anasema mama yake alivyofariki alikuwa anatabasamu. Kabla hajakata roho aliwaambia watu kuwa wasiwe na wasiwasi atakuwa okay.

Dada Nellie atakumbukwa daima na familia, marafiki, na wasikilizaji wa Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam.

REST IN PEACE

Kwa waliochukia somo la Hesabu!

Ugonjwa wa Orthorexia

Kama uko Marekani lazima unamfahamu mtu mwenye ugonjwa wa Orthorexia.

Orthorexia ni ugonjwa ambayo unahusu chakula. Mgonjwa anapima na kuchambua kila kitu anacho kula na kunywa. Lazima kila chakula kinachoingia mdomoni mwake kiwe, 'healthy' cha kuleta afya bora.

Mfano mtu hali cereal mpaka kasoma label ya boxi na kuchambua kila kitu mle na kina calories ngapi. Hata maji ya kunywa si ajabu hataki maji ya kawaida bali anataka kunywa protein water.

Hata akienda restaurant kula lazima aombe food lable inayochambua kila kitu kwenye chakula anachoagiza. Mfano ina mafuta kiasi fulani, vitunguu, nyama, caroti, celery, spinach nk. Halafu anapima kiasi anachokula na kutupa kilichobaki.

Bongo watu tunashukuru kula ugali wetu na mchuzi, kitoweo. Hatupimi kiasi cha calories, tunaangalia shibe. Hatusemi au mchuzi umeungwa na nazi hivyo imejaa cholesterol na siwezi kula! Au nyama ina mafuta hivyo siwezi kula.

Nimegundua watu kama hao si watu wa kuwa nao karibu. Wanakuwa na hasira za karibu shauri ya kuwa na njaa! Pia watu wamekufa na huo ugonjwa, yaani wamekufa kwa njaa!

Kwa habari zaidi za Orthorexia someni:

http://www.orthorexia.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorexia_nervosa

http://www.eatingdisordershelpguide.com/orthorexia.html

Amwua mtoto wa miezi 18!

Muaji Yalines Torres

Ungetegemea kusikia kitu kama kiki kinafanywa na teenager, lakini ni mama mwenye miaka 25 aliyesababisha kifo cha mtoto mdogo mwenye miezi 18 huko Hartford, Connecticut. Na kama uko Marekani na watoto wadogo unaelewa shida ya kupata mababy sitter tena wazuri!

Polisi wanasema kuwa Yalines Torres, 25, alikuwa na kazi ya kumwangalia huyo mtoto (baby sitting) mama yake akiwa kazini.

Torres alichukua sleeping bag, yaani mfuko wa kulalia na kumtia mtoto ndani. Alianza kuzungusha hiyo sleeping bag kwa kasi. Iligonga ukuta na mtoto aliumia vibaya kichwa!

Mtoto kapelekwa hospitalini lakini kafa. Ingawa mtoto amekufa mwili wake uko kwenye life support kwa vile familia wana- donate viungo vya mtoto kama moyo, mafigo, mapafu kwa mtoto mwingine amabye anazihitaji.

Mungu ailaze roho ya mtoto, Elijah, mahali pema mbinguni.

Sishangai kuwa dhamana kwa huyo Torres mpuuzi ni dola nusu milioni! Ashitakiwa kwa mauaji murder one na siyo manslaughter!!!

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- An 18-month-old boy has died from a severe head injury he suffered when his baby sitter swung him around in a sleeping bag for fun and it accidentally hit a wall, Hartford police said.

Elijah Gasque was brain dead at about noon at Connecticut Children's Medical Center after being injured Friday evening in his home on Main Street, police said. The boy was kept on life support overnight as doctors prepared his body for organ donation.

The baby sitter, Yalines Torres, 25, of Hartford, was charged with risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment early Saturday morning before the boy died. Police said additional charges were expected. She remains held on a $500,000 bond.

The boy's mother, who is single and works during the day, met Torres because they live in the same building. Neighbors said the charges came as a surprise.

"She was very good with kids," said Guillermo Romero, a neighbor.

"When I see her with her kids, they seemed perfectly fine. So, you would trust her as a mother," said Darnell Evans, a neighbor.

Other residents who live in the same building said Torres recently broke up with her boyfriend and required medical attention for depression.

The boy's grandmother, Debra Needham, told Eyewitness News that her daughter regrets leaving her son with Torres.

"She put my grandson in a sleeping bag and she swung it around her head and she let it go and let his head hit the metal door frame, fracturing his rear skull," Needham said.

Hartford police Sgt. Edward Yergeau told The Hartford Courant that the incident was an accident and Torres was not trying to harm the child.

"(The boy's mother) is going through every emotion of grief. She's up there still clinging to his bedside until they take him to the (operating room)," Needham said. "She can't leave. She feels like she's leaving her baby again."

Detectives continue to investigate and have asking anyone with information about the incident to call Hartford police by dialing 860-527-TIPS.

Steven Kanumba yuko Hollywood!

Wadau mliuliza na hii ni jibu:

Mcheza sinema maarufu wa Tanzania, Steven Kanumba aka. Denzel wa Tanzania, yuko ziarani Marekani. Kwa sasa yuko Hollywood. Amenitumia picha za safari yake na nazi-share na wadau.

Ametembelea Warner Brothers na Universal Studios.

* Steven Kanumba allitutuembelea kwenye seti ya sinema ya Bongoland II tulivyokuwa tunashuti Magomeni. Alitambulishwa kwa crew wetu kama Denzel Washington wa Tanzania. Naona hiyo nickname ni sawa maana amecheza kama lead kwenye sinema/video kadhaa, sijui kama yupo aliyemfikia.