Saturday, December 8, 2007


Nasa delays space shuttle launch
Space shuttle Atlantis. Image: Esa.

Nasa officials have further delayed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis until Sunday after engineers reported faults on two fuel gauges.

Two of the four sensors in the craft's external fuel tank indicated that the tank was dry, even though there was propellant inside, a spokesman said.

The launch had been set for Thursday, but has now been delayed three times.

The 11-day mission will deliver Europe's first permanent space lab to the International Space Station (ISS).

The problem was discovered shortly after engineers had begun filling the external tank with ultra-cold liquid propellant.

The spokesman added that at least three of the sensors had to be working in order for the launch team to go ahead with the flight.

Artist's impression of the Columbus Laboratory. Image: Esa/D. Ducros.
Columbus is a new module for the International Space Station

"We had a failure of sensor number three and number four," explained Doug Lyons, the mission's launch director.

"The failure occurred during tanking, about 16 minutes into fast-fill. We picked it up while implementing our standard check-out of the system.

"Preliminary indications are that we have an open circuit, but we have got to do some additional engineering analysis and evaluation to see if that is the problem.

"Of course, we are a little disappointed with today's events but we are certainly working to resolve the issues and make an attempt [to launch] as soon as we can."

End in sight

The main task of the mission is the delivery and installation of the European Space Agency's (Esa) Columbus space laboratory to the ISS.

The 21-tonne, 880m euro ($1.3bn) module is designed to carry out experiments that would be impossible in the gravity experienced at the Earth's surface.

The eventual arrival of the European space lab at the ISS will mark the end of a 12-year effort for Europe to establish its first permanent base in space.

The project has already been hit by several hold-ups in space station construction, which resulted in its costs rising.

The first occurred between 1996 and 2000, as a result of Russian delays launching the ISS's main control and habitation module, Zvezda.

Further delay resulted from the destruction of space shuttle Columbia in 2003, which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

International Space Station graphic

The US space agency spent three-and-a-half years and more than $1bn fixing the shuttle for a return to flight in 2005.

However, the shuttle fleet was swiftly grounded again after the same problem responsible for dooming Columbia - foam shedding from the external fuel tank - re-emerged on the 2005 mission.

Columbus will be the second laboratory to be added to the space station. It will join Nasa's Destiny module, which became operational in 2001.

The third and final lab, Japan's Kibo, will be taken up to the ISS next year. However, because of its size, it will require three shuttle missions to deliver all of the Japanese components.

The 11-day mission will involve at least three spacewalks, deliver a new crew member to the ISS, and bring back an astronaut who has completed a two-month stay on the space station.


Satellite unravels mystery of sun's atmosphere

Hinode solar image

The turbulent surface of the sun (Image: Science)

This portrait of a malevolent celestial cauldron is part of a set of data from the Japanese satellite Hinode which is helping scientists to understand what causes solar flares. Being able to predict these more accurately would help prevent damage to satellites and disruptions to communications from the streams of charged particles they release.

Hinode, meaning "sunrise", was launched on September 22 2006 by the Japanese Space Agency. It orbits the Earth, but has a set of instruments trained permanently on the sun. One big unanswered question for researchers is how the sun's atmosphere, the corona, works. The Hinode scientists report in Science their discovery of electromagnetic field lines which transmit energy high into the sun's atmosphere.


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Friday, December 7, 2007

Maisha bora hayaji kwa kubadilibadili mawaziri










TahaririHabari nyingine zaidi!

Maisha bora hayaji kwa kubadilibadili mawaziri

Mhariri
HabariLeo; Thursday,December 06, 2007
KWA siku tatu sasa kumekuwa na mjadala ambao umekuwa ukiendelea katika vyombo kadhaa vya habari nchini, katika mtandao wa Intaneti na mazungumzo binafsi kuhusu matokeo ya utafiti uliofanywa na Mpango wa Utafiti na Elimu Demokrasia (Redet) wa Idara ya Sayansi ya Utawala ya Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam, kuhusu utendaji kazi wa Rais Jakaya Kikwete, mawaziri, Bunge na taasisi za Serikali.

Tunaheshimu matokeo ya utafiti huo, ingawa tunaelewa kwamba si lazima yawe yanaonyesha taswira kamili ya msimamo na mawazo ya Watanzania wote kwa kuzingatia idadi ndogo ya watu waliohojiwa, wilaya chache zilizohusishwa na muda mfupi wa wiki moja tu uliotumika kufanya kazi hiyo.


Imani yetu ni kwamba waliobuni maswali ya utafiti huo na waliozunguka nchi nzima kuwahoji wananchi, walitumia vigezo vya kisayansi ili kuwezesha kupatikana kwa majibu ambayo yanawakilisha utashi wa Watanzania walio wengi. Matarajio yetu ni kwamba katika siku zijazo vigezo hivyo vitaboreshwa na hivyo kuwezesha kupatikana kwa matokeo yenye uhalisia zaidi.

Hata hivyo, wakati tukisubiri fursa nyingine ya matokeo ya utafiti utakaofanywa na Redet au taasisi nyingine, tumeshtushwa na maudhui ya mjadala kuhusu utendaji wa Rais na Serikali na baadhi ya mapendekezo ya kutaka kufumuliwa mara moja kwa Baraza la Mawaziri kwa kutumia kigezo, kwamba wameshindwa kumsaidia Rais kutimiza kwa kasi ahadi ya kuleta maisha bora kwa Watanzania aliyoitumia wakati akiomba kura mwaka juzi.

Kama ilivyoahidiwa wakati ule wa kampeni na alivyosema Waziri wa Nchi katika Ofisi ya Rais, Kingunge Ngombale –Mwiru jana, suala la maisha bora ni mchakato. Hayawezi kuja kwa kufumba na kufumbua wala kunyesha kama mvua.

Huo ndio ukweli ambao tunapaswa tuukubali, tuuelewe na tuuamini kwamba kinachoendelea sasa ni jitihada za dhati za kuweka mazingira yatakayowezesha kuyafikia maisha hayo kwa kasi zaidi. Inatupasa tuzingatie ukweli kuwa maisha bora hayawezi kupatikana kwa kubadilibadili mawaziri kila yanapotokea matokeo ya utafiti.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Nafasi za kazi kwa mtanzania. Sorry leo hatuna magazeti Display sio nzuri


Nafasi za Kazi

Ministry of Labour, Employment and Youth Development
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Youth Development. Box 1422, Dar es Salaam
Holder of Masters Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Economics, Social Sciences (Sociology, Human Resources Management, Public Administration
Mwananchi
November 22, 2007
Deadline ::December 15, 2007

The Tanzania Commission for Universities
The Executive Secretary, the Tanzania Commission for Universities. Box 6562, Dar es Salaam
Holder of CPA (T) or ACCA or equivalent, must be registered by NBAA
Mwananchi
November 19, 2007
Deadline ::December 14, 2007

The Tanzania Commission for Universities
The Executive Secretary, the Tanzania Commission for Universities. Box 6562, Dar es Salaam
Holder of a degree or equivalent preferably in journalism, , Mass Communication and Public Relations obtained from recognised university
Mwananchi
November 19, 2007
Deadline ::December 14, 2007

The Tanzania Commission for Universities
The Executive Secretary, the Tanzania Commission for Universities. Box 6562, Dar es Salaam
Holder of LLB from recognised university, registered as an Advocate
Mwananchi
November 19, 2007
Deadline ::December 14, 2007

SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
The National Director, SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Box 80463, Dar es Salaam
Certificate in Teaching, Diploma in Teaching, University Graduates (with education)
Mwananchi Jumapili
November 25, 2007
Deadline ::December 12, 2007

SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
The National Director, SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Box 80463, Dar es Salaam
Diploma in Accountancy (minimum)
Mwananchi Jumapili
November 25, 2007
Deadline ::December 12, 2007

SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
The National Director, SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Box 80463, Dar es Salaam
Degree in Business Administration (Marketing), Mass Communication, Public Relations or Social Sciences
Mwananchi Jumapili
November 25, 2007
Deadline ::December 12, 2007

SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
The National Director, SOS Children’s Village Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Box 80463, Dar es Salaam
: Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources Management or Social Work
Mwananchi Jumapili
November 25, 2007
Deadline ::December 12, 2007

Kilombero Sugar Company
The Corporate and Human Resources Manager, Kilombero Sugar Company Ltd. Box 50, Kidatu
Diploma in Clinical Medicine from recognized institution
Mwananchi
November 20, 2007
Deadline ::December 30, 2007
Tanganyika Wattle Co. Ltd.
The Managing Director, Tanganyika Wattle Co. Ltd. Box 1807, Dar es Salaam
Holder of Diploma in Clinical Medical from a recognised training institution
Daily News.
October 30, 2007.
Deadline ::November 30, 2007
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Total Score

Indicators
SocialEconomicPolitical/Military
200591.09.07.27.66.78.94.58.27.88.67.97.57.1
200678.37.06.86.06.07.07.06.57.86.06.05.27.0
Point Change-12.7-2.0-0.4-1.6-0.7-1.9+2.5-1.70-2.6-1.9-2.3-0.1
Pct Change-10.6%-20%-4%-16%-7%-19%+25%-17%0%-26%-19%-23%-1%

Overview
Tanzania is located in East Africa bordering Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and the Indian Ocean. Its present boundaries date to 1964, when Tanganyika and Zanzibar were merged shortly after independence. Tanzania has a population of 37.5 million and a GDP per capita of $700. Agriculture accounts for half of GDP, although industrial production and the extraction of gold and other minerals are also important. The population of mainland Tanzania is 99% indigenous African (mostly Bantu) and 1% other ethnicities (Asian, European and Arab). Zanzibar’s population is a mix of Arabs and native Africans. Mainland Tanzania’s religious composition is 30% Christian, 35% Muslim, and 35% indigenous beliefs. Zanzibar is 99% Muslim.

Social Indicators
Tanzania received high ratings for the social indicators in the Failed States Index (FSI) 2005, although all indicators improved in the FSI 2006. Demographic pressures was rated 9.0 in the FSI 2005, but this improved to 7.0 in the FSI 2006. Tanzania has a population growth rate of 1.83%, an infant mortality rate of 96 per 1,000 live births, a low life expectancy of 46 years and an HIV prevalence of 8.8%. The improvement in this rating was partially due to government efforts to fight HIV, including the provision of anti-retrovirals to 44,000 by the end of 2005. The goal was to expand the provision of anti-retrovirals to 500,000 by the end of 2008. The rating for refugees and displaced persons also fell from 7.2 in the FSI 2005 to 6.8 in the FSI 2006 as the large number of refugees in Tanzania from Burundi and the DRC decreased as several thousand refugees returned home.

Group grievance improved from a rating of 7.6 in the FSI 2005 to 6.0 in the FSI 2006. There were incidents of religious and political violence on Zanzibar and the other islands in 2004, resulting in a high rating for group grievance in the FSI 2005. The situation improved the following year, causing the rating to improve in the FSI 2006, despite temporary political infighting leading up to the 2005 presidential elections. The rating for human flight also improved from 6.7 in the FSI 2005 to 6.0 in the FSI 2006, largely due to an improved economic outlook.

Economic Indicators
Uneven development improved from a rating of 8.9 in the FSI 2005 to 7.0 in the FSI 2006 due to improvements in agricultural production, which employs two thirds of Tanzania’s population. Agriculture was severely affected by a drought in 2003 but began to recover in 2004 and improved still further in 2005. The Tanzanian economy grew by 6.7% in 2004, which accounts for the low rating of 4.5 for the economy in the FSI 2005. Agriculture accounts for a large percentage of GDP, however, making the economy vulnerable to droughts and fluctuations in commodity prices. Although economic growth remained relatively stable between 2004 and 2005, Tanzania’s budget deficit widened by almost 80% in 2005, causing the rating for the economy to rise to 7.0 in the FSI 2006.

Political/Military Indicators
Legitimacy of the state improved from a rating of 8.2 in the FSI 2005 to 6.5 in the FSI 2006, mostly due to the presidential elections that were held in December 2005. President Jakaya Kikwete was elected by a large majority in elections that proceeded smoothly with little violence, and that were freer and fairer than previous elections. Official corruption remained high, however. Public services remained at 7.8 in the FSI 2005 and the FSI 2006. Approximately 31% of Tanzanian adults were illiterate and Tanzania had a life expectancy of only 46 years, indicating that public services were insufficient.

Human rights improved from a rating of 8.6 in the FSI 2005 to 6.0 in the FSI 2006. Although Tanzania’s human rights record still needs improvement, there were some significant developments, including increased respect for citizens’ political rights, reduced mob violence, and fewer incidents of excessive force by police. The rating for the security apparatus also improved from 7.9 in the FSI 2005 to 6.0 in the FSI 2006. Local security was often carried out by neighborhood anti-crime militias known as sungusungu. These groups have been accused of using excessive force in recent years, but such allegations decreased in 2005. The rating for factionalized elites fell from 7.5 in the FSI 2005 to 5.2 in the FSI 2006 as a result of the 2005 election, in which power was transferred to Jakaya Kikwete after the ten-year rule of Benjamin Mkapa, the maximum allowed under the constitution. Although both politicians belong to the ruling CCM party, the smooth transfer of power is a step towards further consolidation of democracy in Tanzania. External influence remained almost constant at 7.1 in the FSI 2005 and 7.0 in the FSI 2006. The high ratings for this indicator are mostly due to Tanzania’s continued high dependence on foreign aid.

Core Five State Institutions

LeadershipMilitaryPoliceJudiciaryCivil Service
ModerateWeakPoorWeakModerate

Tanzania recently elected a new president in elections that were carried out better than previous elections. The new president is expected to continue the economic reforms of his predecessor.

The military has been depoliticized since the transition to multi-party democracy in 1995, although it remains an important political force and many senior officers are connected to the ruling CCM party.

The police force was inefficient and under funded. The police were also implicated in human rights abuses such as torture, unlawful killings and the excessive use of force. Corruption and impunity were also serious problems within the police force.

Judicial independence has been increasing since the beginning of multiparty democracy in 1995, but corruption is still a problem and the judicial system is slow and inefficient.

The civil service was relatively efficient, although corruption remained a problem.

Prognosis
Tanzania is performing fairly well economically and the 2005 elections were encouraging in terms of its progress toward multiparty democracy. There is still significant room for improvement in poverty reduction, public services and human rights, but on the whole Tanzania is fairly stable with good prospects for the future.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007





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