Raymond H. Hall seeks Your Support

I am writing this special e-mail to seek support for my brother's (Raymond) hospital bill.

My brother has been ill for the past one year, treatment was not the best back home in Tanzania and he was referred to India. However, at the time of his referral his condition was very critical so much that he could not be flown straight to India. He had to be air-lifted to Aga Khan Nairobi (Kenya) to stabilize his condition before being taken to India. The Doctors in Nairobi have done a wonderful job despite the fact that he had to have both his legs amputated to save his life.They did only what was best for him. He did not have to go to India again. The Doctors themselves say that Raymond is a Testimony... a True Miracle!

Raymond is currently doing fine although he is a bit depressed and the doctors feel that it is only dawning to him now what has actually happened, and especially the amputation of his second leg which was done without his consent as he was not in a conscious state to make a choice...it was a matter of life and death! He has had some Professional Counselling since the 30th Sept 2008 which we hope and believe will be fruitful.

Raymond had a Medical Cover (AAR) of Tshs. 100m (USD. 100,000) through his employer (Plan International) which has been exhausted. The Excess Bill comes to about USD. 80,000. As a family we are seeking other means available of raising the outstanding balance to enable us settle the bill as soon as possible.

Being close friends, I/we plead for your financial support (whatever the amount) towards the Medical Cost Outstanding. Do not hesitate, nothing is too small everything is much appreciated. I have also approached my Parish and explained the situation to them. I am optimistic assistance is on the way.

Thanking you in advance for your anticipated support. I/we cannot thank you enough but God will reward you accordingly.

Kind Regards,

M.H. Magori



Raymond is my blood brother, Our First Born in a family of 3

His number is +255 754 884 591 / Mama: +255 766 05 38 06

He is currently in Aga Khan Nairobi, Kenya. Both are reachable on their local numbers.

He is now communicating well so anybody may try to call his number.

Full Name: RAYMOND HENRY HALL
WORK: PLAN INTERNATIONAL (T) LIMITED

WELCOME to MOROGORO and TANZANIA

Dear Visitor,

Welcome to Morogoro and Tanzania.



NAPAC is a company based in the Morogoro Municipal, now offers a variety of cultural programmes for adults and special programmes for children, upon request.

Since Tanzania is multicultural society, these programmes are aimed at providing information on various cultural topics. Below are the choices of programmes. Every session is designed to take two hours per day; the whole course is designed to be ten hours.

1. Lectures on various cultural matters in Tanzania

o Cultural based information o Cultural affairs consultation o Cultural based tour guiding

2. Traditional African (Tanzanian) music classes
* Theory and practical sessions * The sound of drums and their occupational and occasional roles o Other instruments such as xylophones, bamboo flutes, shakers etc.



3. Traditional and contemporary African (Tanzania) dance classes

o Theory and practical session o Dance movements and their occupational and occasional roles o Making of African dances (choreography)

4. Classes on the use of community based African theatre for communication of educational or promotional programmes, this is for both urban and rural areas. Suitable for NGOs and Development Institutions.

NOTE: This can also be a very good way to practice your Kiswahili while being treated culturally! Hotel reservation can be made for those far from Morogoro upon request.

For more information on the time tables and registration, please contact us through:

Physical Address: MOECO building-Mazimbu area. Turn right before the main gate to Sokoine University (Solomoni Mahlangu Cumpus)

Call us through: 0787-292982, 0714-679162, OR 0732-930019
Email: napactz@yahoo.com,

Mail Address: P. O. Box 1446, Morogoro, Tanzania, EA Welcome to Morogoro The heart of Tanzanian cultural hospitality

Sad to know The Swahili Dictionary Project has run into Problems.

For most Swahili users online, this dictionary(http://www.yale.edu/swahili) was very useful. I wish a solution to this problem is found soon.

The Internet Living Swahili Dictionary has been taken offline.

The project has been ordered to remove all links to the sites that the project has relied on to raise revenue for project maintenance and improvement. Without these links, the project has no income source and cannot function; the project will have a negative account balance after outstanding debts are paid.

We sincerely regret this interruption. The Kamusi Project usually serves over one million pages per month to users around the world.

We are working to resolve the situation. However, the site will remain offline until the following issues have been resolved:

• can the Kamusi Project raise funds through the sale of clocks and other merchandise?
• can the Kamusi Project acknowledge gifts from major supporters?
• can the Kamusi Project include passive advertising alongside search results and other pages?

The relevant section of University policy is the following:

ITS Appropriate Use Policy 1607.C.2 Use that is inconsistent with Yale's non-profit status. The University is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization and, as such, is subject to specific federal, state, and local laws regarding sources of income, political activities, use of property, and similar matters. As a result, commercial use of IT Systems for non-Yale purposes is generally prohibited, except if specifically authorized and permitted under University conflict-of-interest, outside employment, and other related policies. Prohibited commercial use does not include communications and exchange of data that furthers the University's educational, administrative, research, clinical, and other roles, regardless of whether it has an incidental financial or other benefit to an external organization.

The Kamusi Project was in the past granted authorization to raise funds through certain merchandising links. However, documentation for that authorization is no longer available. Therefore, the site must remain offline until all questions about whether the project has authorization to raise funds through passive revenue generation on the site have been resolved.

With sincere apologies,
The Editor

5 September, 2007

What is so natural anymore?

I thought the biologists hinted that species always evolved through natural selection.
I still hear faint voices of those true to natural beauty and....

With all this global warming talk, supposedly man made.....
With all this plastic surgery and.... , to beautify Michael Jackson and friends.......
Well, I know that there are those who really need plastic surgery as it is a matter of life or death.

But check out how this intelligent doctor solves a dimple prob..

Wow!:-)Finally somebody is going to get dimples!

I stil wonder.....
All these genetically modified crops and........
Doping in sports etc.......

What will remain natural in the future is a mystery.
Or

Is it really important that things remain natural?

It feels sometimes like people are preparing themselves to self destruct.

If you read historical stories of the Conquistadors, and how they fought to destroy what to others was so natural now, one might forgive them for not knowing what they were doing.
In the present day, what the human race is doing just seems so unforgivable.

Unfortunately while humans are self destructing, are affecting if not destroying other species and their habitat.

Well, may be it is another survival of the fittest challenge !

I am pro anything natural!
Ironically, I still love some products from unnatural specimen like this...

While Mugabe's Zimbabwe celebrates its independence!

Once upon a time, as an African, it would be strange not to be proud of Mugabe, a freedom fighter who fought for Zimbabwe.It is sad to see how things seem to keep going wrong for the one, once regarded as a great leader and once a prosperous country , the envy of many.

Following the history of the country and the continent , it is not difficult to see how complicated the politics of Zimbabwe is. But still , it is easy to see why by keeping Mugabe as a Zimbabwe's leader complicates things even more.I think Mugabe has become a dividing factor and one who easily divert the focus from the real issues. Of course Zimbabwe's leadership as a whole is one of the issue, but Mugabe reduces it into a one leader's problems.

I can not dispute what Mugabe was saying during the celebrations.

But...

I think whatever good intensions he has ,they have long lost their positive touch.
I think he has to find a person to succeed him. Yeltsin in Russia did.
Just like war, these african presidents need to have an exit strategy while entering the office. I find the majority of them find themselves stuck in the office fearing what the future brings.

I think it should be clear to the Mugabes and the Musevenis that, There is always going to be another person capable of leading the country. Staying long just makes you guys lose focus on what is good for the betterment of your countries.As respectable leaders it is just fine to step down as respectable people.

I can not help remembering Bob Marley's song and how much sparkles of hope it was providing. Listen..

A Tanzanian eye on the resurrection of Mandela chieftaincy

South Africa is no Tanzania, but one can not stop to wonder, what would have happened if chiefdoms were not abolished in Tanzania.Most predictable answer from a lot of people could be that, some tribes and areas would suffer disadvantages. Now, few decades after the abolishment of chiefdoms , all that is visible is the disparity that keeps growing. Dar es Salaam is no Mtwara, and for sure one can not compare tribes either.

Well, so might argue that Tanzania is better off the way it is now compared to a lot of countries in Africa, partly due to the removal of chiefs and uniting the people under one ruler. I agree with that, but I also think where we are going it would not be a big suprise to find the country back in square one. Right now the gap between the rich and poor is growing fast.

Would the resurrection of chiefdoms in Tanzania suprise you?
Well, in South Africa, Mandla Mandela becoming a chief with Nelson Mandela (who chose to be a lawyer and not a chief) was not that much suprising.