opinions

FEEDBACKS


THE Feedbacks of Internet Training for Tanzania Journalists which commenced the day of February 2 up to February 6, 2009, under the trainer from Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE Radio Finland, Mr. Peik Johansson in collaboration with MISA-Tanzania was very useful.

We learn a lot of things about internet, clearly every one got some things from Mr. Peik, he is good trainer and he knows how to deal with the beginners.

But my opinions is that, I think one week is not enough, I request the organizer to think about the expansion of training days, should be two weeks.

I also think about certificates of attendance, the organizer should think much about this, it is very unfair to keep a person in the class for one week, then you don’t recognized him/ her. It is better from this course to issue certificates. Every one will be happy.

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Mohamed Aboutrika

By Noor Shija


THERE are many ways to deliver messages to show people your feelings about something you like or you don’t like, sometimes you do that because you do not have power, status, mandate or mass support . But we have the example of Egyptian footballer and that is Mohamed Aboutrika who used his own style to oppose Israel attacks against Gaza Strip.


Mohamed Aboutrika was born in November 7, 1978 and he became the best footballer in Egypt, he used to play fro Egyptian club called Al-Ahly and his funs loved him much because he was excellent in the field and he used to play lake Zinedine Zidane.

His historical background showed that he was born in very simple family in the town of Giza and he started playing football when he was 12 age, first he got tested in the club of Tersana which was the second biggest club after Al-Zamalek in Giza.

Aboutrika won the test and joined the club through his personal effort and when he got tender age of 17 years he had been promoted to the first squad of the team. In the year of 2000 up to the year of 2001 his star started to shine in the Egyptian League, where he became a hero to the league, he scored six goals. visit youtube.

He continued to be star in the Egyptian League and in the year 2004 he joined another big soccer club in Egypt called Al-Ahly. And in the year 2006 he was among players in the Egypt national team whose gave their nation the victory in the African Cup of Nations competition which held in Egypt 2006.

Japanese newspaper nominated Aboutrika to be one of the best players in FIFA CLUB World Championship 2006. he became one of the most hopeful player in Egypt and played a lot of matches national and international.

In 2008 when the Egypt national team playing against Sudan national in the 2008 African Cup of Nations, Aboutrika after scoring a goal he removed his jersey to show a T-shirt reading ‘Sympathize with Gaza’. Egypt won 3-0.

He did that to protest the Israels’s attack against Gaza and he was given a yellow card for his action which is purely against FIFA’s rule. The rule strictly prohibit players and other soccers officials to display political slogans during play.

Due to his action he was about to face sanctions, but CAF made no punishments against him. When approached by Al Jazeera Television he broke his silence and said that his action was a personal message.

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DAY-THREE OF INTERNET WORKSHOP

DAY-THREE

By Noor Shija


The training in day three was very educated especially for the journalists who dealing with the foreign desk.

In my side, I am the Editor in the Foreign Desk, I am sure and that is my hope, my job in the foreign desk will be improved. I will look for the interesting news and features through different websites I got that day like, IPS, SW.wikipedia.com, pambazuka news, www.http://allAfrica.com, youtube and XE.

Through these websites my newspaper Uhuru will going to have hot news and features from many parts of the world.

Example, the website of IPS, there you will find many things about Africa and they use many languages including Swahili. The uses of Swahili language is indication that the website will be visited by many Tanzanian, provided they have access to the internet.

Also for the Sports News, websites of FIFA and UEFA are very good sources of latest sports news.

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Wana Habari Umoja wa Mataifa

Balozi Mahiga alonga na wenzake wa ofisi ya UN New York
Balozi wa Tanzania katika ofisi ya kudumu katika Umoja wa Mataifa jijini New York, Dk Augustine Mahiga, akiongea na wafanyakazi wenzake wa ofisi ya UN na waandishi wa habari kutoka Tanzania walioko huko katika mafunzo na kuhudhuria mikutano ya UN Security Council na General Assembly. Waandishi walioko huko ni, Tuma Abdallah na Athumani Hamisi (Daily News-HabariLEO) Agnes Tuniga, Ben Mwang'onda na Margareth Chambiri (TVT) Yvonne Msemembo (ITV) Noor Shija (Uhuru) John Bwire (Habari Corporation) Yahya Charahan

Internet Workoshop-Day Two

DAY-TWO

February 3, 2009

By Noor Shija

ONE media stakeholder in America Rupert Murdoch in his speech to the American Societies of Newspaper Editors in April 13, 2005, he suggested that if the print media (Newspapers) are not doing enough to give the people what they want their death is around the corner.

Mr. Murdoch said that because of the advance of technology in the world, now a days people don’t wait for the newspaper to get news, the introduction of internet create a wide room to the people to get what they want.

He suggested that media they have a long way to go, they have to go with the new technology, to have a website and also to give people what the want.

Today, many people, especially teenagers they are now familiar with new technology, they have blogs, e-mail and they get news from the internet. This is the indication that some thing more must be done.

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Internet worshop for editors

February 2, 2009

By Noor Shija


To day was my first day to attend the internet workshop organized by MISA-Tanzania in collaboration with VIKES Foundation (Finnish Foundation for Media Communication and Development).

We learnt about how internet has changed societies and communication globally and also about various website like yahoo.

We also had a few minutes for discussion about the level of internet users in Tanzania comparing to other African Countries.

Participants decided to argued every one for his/her experience about the uses of internet in Tanzania, some said small figure showed that Tanzania is lag behind Kenya and Uganda is not correct and others protected the figure.


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kumbukumbu ya viatu vya Bush

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- For the war-beaten orphans of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, this big old shoe fits.

A monument to a shoe thrown at former President Bush is unveiled at the Tikrit Orphanage complex.

A huge sculpture of the footwear hurled at President Bush in December during a trip to Iraq has been unveiled in a ceremony at the Tikrit Orphanage complex.

Assisted by children at the home, sculptor Laith al-Amiri erected a brown replica of one of the shoes hurled at Bush and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki by journalist Muntadhir al-Zaidi during a press conference in Baghdad.

Al-Zaidi was jailed for his actions, and a trial is pending. But his angry gesture touched a defiant nerve throughout the Arab and Muslim world. He is regarded by many people as a hero. Demonstrators in December took to the streets in the Arab world and called for his release.

The shoe monument, made of fiberglass and coated with copper, consists of the shoe and a concrete base. The entire monument is 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) high. The shoe is 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) long and 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) wide.

The orphans helped al-Amiri build the $5,000 structure -- unveiled Tuesday -- in 15 days, said Faten Abdulqader al-Naseri, the orphanage director.

"Those orphans who helped the sculptor in building this monument were the victims of Bush's war," al-Naseri said. "The shoe monument is a gift to the next generation to remember the heroic action by the journalist."

"When the next generation sees the shoe monument, they will ask their parents about it," al-Naseri said.

"Then their parents will start talking about the hero Muntadhir al-Zaidi, who threw his shoe at George W. Bush during his unannounced farewell visit."

Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader toppled by the United States in 2003, was from the Tikrit region.

Al-Zaidi marked his 30th birthday in jail earlier this month. One of his brothers said he is "in good health and is being treated well."

Al-Zaidi's employer, TV network al-Baghdadia, keeps a picture of him at the top left side of the screen with a calendar showing the number of days he has spent in detention. The network has been calling for his release.

By tradition, throwing a shoe is the most insulting act in the Arab world.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Message from Michael Jackson

TO ALL MY BLACK BROTHERS AND SISTERS

It is with a heavy heart and regret that I come to you my fellow black brothers and sisters.
Had I known that one day America would be ruled by a black man, I wouldn’t have changed my color.

Please tell me what I should do now?

Yours truly

Michael Jackson (Fellow Black)

Unakikumbuka kikundi cha JACKSON FIVE?

Muheshimiwa Rais Obama mitindo hii haikufai

Bad bosses may damage your heart

Feeling undervalued can cause stress
Inconsiderate bosses not only make work stressful, they may also increase the risk of heart disease for their employees, experts believe.

A Swedish team found a strong link between poor leadership and the risk of serious heart disease and heart attacks among more than 3,000 employed men.

And the effect may be cumulative - the risk went up the longer an employee worked for the same company.

The study is published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Stressful environment

Experts said that feeling undervalued and unsupported at work can cause stress, which often fosters unhealthy behaviours, such as smoking, that can lead to heart disease.

Previous work has shown that unfair bosses can drive up their employees' blood pressure, and persistent high blood pressure can increase heart disease risk.

vituko vya Michael Jackson sasa awa muislamu anaitwa Michaeel

Licha ya kushitakiwa na Sheikh Michael Jackson asilimi

Ikiwa ni siku chache kabla ya kutinga mahakamani nchini Uingereza kujibu kesi ya madai ya dola za Marekani milioni saba anazodaiwa kukopa kutoka kwa Sheikh wa Abdullah wa Bahrain, mfalme huyo muziki wa pop duniani ameamua kusilimu na kuitwa Michaeel, walpendekeza jina la Mustafa akalikataa.

Pamoja na uamuzi huo huko nyuma kuliwahi kutokea uvumi kwamba amesilimu na anaitwa Abubakar lakini aliyesilimu alikuwa kaka yake Germain aliyesilimu miaka 1990. pamoja na kwamba kaka yake ndiye anaelezwa kumshawishi asilimi, lakini taarifa zingine wanamuziki wenzake waliosilimu na ambao walikuwepo wakati akisilimu kuwa ni Yousef Islam, ambaye alikuwa akiitwa Cat Stevens, Dawud Wharnsby Ali ambaye awali walikuwa akiitwa David na Idris Phillips.

Michael Jackson alipokuwa Bahrain kwa mshikaji wake Sheikh Abdullah aliahidi kujenga msikiti wenye thamani kubwa. Hata hivyo mwanamuziki huyo mwingi wa vituko alipokuwa Dubai aliwahi kukutwa kwenye choo cha wanawake akijipodoa na kuzusha tflan kubwa.

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wajanja wachapisha nakala milioni 1.2 za gazet fake la ‘New York Times’ na kuligawa bure mitaani likiwa na habari ya uongo

watu wanaodaiwa ni kundi la 'Yes Men' wamechapisha nakala milioni 1.2 za gazeti la New York Time na kuligawa katika mitaa ya New York na Los Angeles wakitangaza kwamba vita vya Iraq vimekwisha na majeshi yote yanarejeshwa na kwamba Waziri Mambo ya Nje wa Marekani Condoleezza Rice pia ametangaza utawala Rais George W Bush ulijua tangu mwanzo kwamba aliyekuwa kiongozi wa Iraq Saddam Hussein hakuwa na silaha za maangamizi. kwa habari zaidi bonyeza hapa:

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Hii ndiyo India Bana kuba ona mwenyewe

Sunni Muslims cling to a packed train as they return home from an annual religious congregation attended by hundreds of thousands of people in Multan, Pakistan, on 2 November 2008.

how we will miss you mr. president 'the father of war'

kwakweli japo bado tuko nawe lakini kwa haya tutakumiss sana:-

how we will miss you the father of war George W Bush

kwa kweli kwa mambo haya tutakumiss sana:-

How we will miss 'the father of war' George W Bush

Kwa heri muzeee mpenda vita, tutaku-miss sana kwa mambo haya:-

HAPPY DAY IN KENYA

HAPPY DAY: Kenyans celebrate US Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama after his victory in the US election was announced in Kenya

TEARS OF JOY

TEARS OF JOY: An Obama supporter reacts after hearing that Barack Obama has been elected president

"If there..."saidi Obama

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," said Obama.

Rev Jesse Jackson

Some, including the Rev Jesse Jackson, were overwhelmed by the momentous occasion.

Many Americans said they felt they were voting in a historic election

Many Americans said they felt they were voting in a historic election, not least because of the possibility of choosing the first African-American president.

Obama appeared with his family

Mr Obama appeared with his family, and his running mate Joe Biden, before the crowd.

Thousands had gathered in Grant Park

Thousands had gathered in Grant Park, Chicago, for an election-night rally and to hear Mr Obama speak.

Obama captured the key battleground states

Mr Obama captured the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Ohio, before breaking through the winning threshold of 270 electoral college votes at 0400 GMT

John McCain accepted defeat

His rival John McCain accepted defeat, saying "I deeply admire and commend" Mr Obama. He called on his supporters to lend the next president their goodwill.

Barack Obama elected 44th president

‘Change has come to America,’ first African-American leader tells country


Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States.

A crowd of 125,000 people jammed Grant Park in Chicago, where Obama addressed the nation for the first time as its president-elect at midnight ET. Hundreds of thousands more — Mayor Richard Daley said he would not be surprised if a million Chicagoans jammed the streets — watched on a large television screen outside the park.

“If there is anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where anything is possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer,” Obama declared.

obama oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

The face of US Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama is seen on the back of a bus in Kisumu, western Kenya, the main town in the province where Mr Obama's father was born.

obamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! President

obama wins

Uchaguzi wa Marekani unafanyika kwa mfumo wa ‘Electoral College Votes’

Kwa maana Majimbo yote yemepewa idadi tofauti tofauti ya kura kutokana na uwakilishi wake kwenye bunge la Congress. Mfumo huu wa upigaji kura za rais ni wa siku nyingi toka ulianza toka mwaka 1800.

Kura za majimbo ni California lina kura 55, Arizona 10. Maryland 10.nk.Ukijulimsha kura zote hizi ni lazima ziwe zimefika 270 au zaidi. Ili uweze kupata kura hizo ktk jimbo lolote ni lazima umzidi mshindani wako katika majumlisho ya kura zote zilizopigwa na wananchi wa jimbo hilo.

Ukiibuka kidedea kwa wingi wa kura walizokupigia wananchi na ukamzidi mshindani wako ktk jimbo hilo basi mtu wangu unajizolea KURA ZA URAIS katika jimbo hilo (Electoral College Vote).

Inategemea sasa hilo jimbo linakura 3,4 au 7 au 30 za Urais. Yaani kama umeshinda New York, Kura zao za uraisi ni 31, hivyo unazichukua hizo 31 na unaendelea na hesabu za jimbo lingine uliyoshinda.Ukibahatika umetimiza 270 au zaidi basi wewe ni Rais wa Marekani.

Chama cha Democrat majimbo yao wanayoshinda wanayaiita = Majimbo ya buluuu (Blue States)Chama cha Republican majimbo yao wanayoshinda wanayaiita = Majimbo yamekundu (Red States)

Unaweza kuona majimbo ya bluu hapa;

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/

pia unaweza kupata mambo zaidi hapa

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register

/electoral-college/calculator.html

Majimbo ambayo bado hayajaamua kumpa nani kura, yanaitwa SWING STATES.

http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html

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What is the meaning of Electoral College Vote

A mechanism for the indirect election of public officials. For the purpose of electing the President and Vice President of the United States a 538-member Electoral College is created with each state having as many electors as it has representatives and senators in the national legislature, plus 3 for the District of Columbia. To be elected, a candidate must obtain an absolute majority in the Electoral College, currently 270. If no candidate gains an absolute majority the US House of Representatives makes the choice, with the delegation from each state having one vote.

Most of these arrangements were devised in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a compromise between those who proposed a direct popular election of the President and those who preferred to make him subject to election by the legislature. As originally conceived, members of the Electoral College were expected to be prominent state worthies impervious to transient public moods. However, such notions were quickly overtaken by the emergence of parties and the popular election of electors in place of their appointment by state legislatures. The ‘winner takes all’ rule, or convention, that all of a state's Electoral College votes go to the candidate which wins the highest popular vote, is not in the US Constitution; two states (Maine and Nebraska) assign their electoral votes in proportion to the state vote for each candidate. Occasionally, states elect unpledged electors, or electors break their pledge and vote for a candidate other than the one they said they would. Because of the constitutional origins of the college, electors cannot be punished for this.

Reformers regularly query the merits of the Electoral College system for ‘misfired’ elections (where a loser gains more popular votes than the winner) and for the contingency arrangements that come into play when no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College. The elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000 misfired and misfires came perilously close in 1844, 1880, 1884, 1960, and 1968. Of these, 1876 and 2000 sparked legitimacy crises. That of 1876 was resolved by a ‘corrupt bargain’ whereby the Republicans kept the Presidency and the Democrats were allowed back into power in the South, where they resumed their oppression of African-Americans. That of 2000 was suddenly ended by the terrorist attacks of September 2001, which conferred legitimacy on President George Bush that his election by one vote in the Supreme Court had failed to do. If all states followed Maine and Nebraska and allocated electoral college votes in proportion to the popular vote in the state, misfires like 2000 would be less likely and misdemeanours in counting (such as those in Florida in 2000) less momentous.

When an election is thrown into the House the bargaining required to form a majority could also create a crisis of legitimacy. This occurred 1800 and 1824 and might have happened in 1960, 1968, 1980, 1992, and 2000. There could also be a dangerous period of uncertainty in that the House would not make its decision until early January, a mere two weeks before the inauguration.

funga mwaka ya wakenya na udugu wa gundi kwa obama

Obama akishinda atalifikia vipi boma?

wabunge wataka uwanja wa kisasa kwa Air Force One, mpya hii!

Wengi wanatazamia huenda Obama akawa akiitembelea Kenya mara kwa mara akiwa Rais wa Marekani

Wabunge wa nchini Kenya wametoa mwito wa kufanyiwa ukarabati haraka uwanja wa ndege wa Kisumu, ili ikiwa Barack Obama atashinda uchaguzi wa rais nchini Marekani, ataweza kuitembelea nchi hiyo kwa urahisi, ambayo ni nchi ya asili ya babake.
Wabunge wa jimbo la Nyanza huko magharibi mwa Kenya wanataka uwanja wa ndege mjini Kisumu upanuuliwe ili ndege ya rais wa Marekani iweze kutua hapo.

Babake Barack Obama ni kutoka katika kijiji kilicho karibu na hapo.

Ijapokuwa Barack Obama hajawahi kuishi Kenya, lakini ameshatembelea nchi hiyo mara tatu.

Waziri wa usafiri wa Kenya, Bw Chirau Ali Mwakwere amesema mpango wa upanuzi wa uwanja wa ndege wa Kisumu hautamalizika hadi Julai mwaka 2010.

urais na umiss- Sarah Palin

Mgombea mwenza wa John McCain, Sarah Palin katika uchaguzi wa Marekani mwanzoni mwa mwezi ujao anazidi kukumbwa na misukosuko, mara umiss Alaska mwaka 1984, mara kutumia madaraka vibaya kwa kumfukuza kazi shemeji yake, mara hawajai kusoma magazeti kwa muda mrefu na sasa kaingia ugomvi na Rais Hugo Chavez ambaye hata hivyo amesema hajui asemalo anapaswa kusamehewa.

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